A woman faces impaired driving charges after police allege that she attempted to avoid a RIDE checkpoint Thursday evening just before 11 p.m.
"Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program on Muskoka Road South in Gravenhurst when their attention was drawn to a vehicle that appeared to avoid their location," says a news release issued by OPP.
A traffic stop a short time later lead to the arrest of 23-year-old Jesse MacLeod of Mactier, who faces charges of:
• Operation While Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a)
• Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b)
MacLeod is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 25.