A man has been charged after police received several complaints of an erratic driver in Bracebridge.
Bracebridge OPP received several complaints that a small vehicle was driving erratically on Tuesday evening. Citizens provided police with a licence plate number.
On Wednesday, shortly after midnight, officers found the suspect vehicle in the Clearbrook Trail area. Police say as officers got closer, the driver attempted to back into a driveway to turn around but got stuck in a snowbank.
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According to police, officers found drugs and open alcohol in the vehicle and were allegedly handed fake insurance information.
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Zachary Sheard, 21, of Bracebridge, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, using a forged document, driving without proper rear lights, driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor, driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available and possessing fraudulent proof of insurance.
Police say Sheard is scheduled to appear in court in Bracebridge on March 19.
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