(Dryden, ON) – Two New Brunswick residents are facing a lengthy list of charges following a reported motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 within the City of Dryden Ontario.

On November 9, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision where one of the drivers failed to remain on scene. Officers later located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop; the driver fled from police.

Members of the OPP’s Red Lake Detachment located the suspect motor vehicle and successfully deployed a tire deflation device on Highway 105. Officers were able to place the driver under arrest at the scene and the passenger was located and arrested a short time later.



As a result, Patrick MARTIN, 37-years-old, of Saint John, New Brunswick, has been arrested and charged with the following offences:

· Flight from Peace Officer

· Dangerous operation

· Obstruct Peace Officer

· Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs

· Possession property obtained by crime over $5,000 – In Canada

· Failure or refusal to comply with demand

· Resist peace officer

· Possession of prohibited device or ammunition for dangerous purpose

· And multiple HTA and Provincial Offence charges

Bradley BONNEL, 29-years-old, of St. John, New Brunswick has been arrested and charged with the following offences:

· Possession of prohibited device or ammunition for dangerous purpose

· Possession property obtained by crime over $5,000 – In Canada

· Obstruct Peace Officer

Both accused were held in custody and appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay.

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