Bracebridge police seek driver who fled scene of collision

Police need help after man flees scene of crash in Bracebridge July 24.

Bracebridge provincial police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person who took off after becoming involved in a collision.

Last Thursday at round 6 p.m., police received a variety of complaints from motorists on Muskoka Road 118 about the erratic driving of a pickup truck.

The witnesses then saw the pickup truck rear-end a vehicle causing damage. He then fled the area.

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Onlookers assisted police by detailing the whereabouts of the driver before he abandoned the truck and fled on foot near Leonard Lake Road 1.

Police describe the pickup as a 2016 Dodge Ram with Ontario licence plate AY91592.

The driver is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 30 years old, with blond hair and a reddish beard. He was wearing a blue tank top, blue shorts and a baseball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.