POLICE CHARGE DRIVER WITH IMPAIRED AFTER COLLISION
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(MUSKOKA LAKES TWP, ON) - The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after responding to a collision in Muskoka Lakes Township.
On Monday, June 22, 2026, at 1:30 pm, Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a three-vehicle collision that occurred on Muskoka Road 118 near Beaumaris Road in Muskoka Lakes Township. One driver was reportedly driving in an unsafe fashion and struck another vehicle, which caused a secondary collision. Fortunately, no one was injured. Officers attended and subsequently arrested and charged 30-year-old Joshua NUGTEREN of Welland, ON with the following:
- Operation while impaired (drug)
- Dangerous operation
- Operation while prohibited
- Fail to comply with undertaking
- Driving while under suspension
- Class G1 licence holder- unaccompanied by qualified driver
- Novice driver- presence of drug
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, ON on July 21, 2026 to answer to his charges.