Driver hits several vehicles then flees

Thursday, 14 August 2025 at 10:55

Police arrested the driver a short time later

OPP have charged a Gravenhurst man following multiple collisions on Southwood Road.

Police say that at around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded after a vehicle struck several others and failed to stop. No injuries were reported.

Officers later located the vehicle near Muskoka Road 169 and arrested 43-year-old Ryan Steele. He faces charges of impaired operation by drugs, dangerous operation, and fail to remain.

Steele is scheduled to appear in Bracebridge court on September 30.

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