Impaired driving charges laid in fatal crash involving motorcycle near Bracebridge

An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser with lights flashing at a road block. (File Image)

Police have laid impaired driving charges following a crash that claimed the life of a young man on Thursday night.

Muskoka emergency services and the Bracebridge Fire Department were called to a serious collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle just before 11 p.m. on Ecclestone Drive near Kirkhill Drive.

The motorcyclist was transported to the local hospital.

“Sadly, lifesaving measures were not successful and the 23-year-old man from Bracebridge succumbed to his injuries,” OPP stated in a release.

Police say the 25-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with impaired operation causing death and dangerous operation causing death. He is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bracebridge OPP.