The OPP have been busy lately in Chatham-Kent laying multiple charges for stunt driving on the 401.
OPP officials say on August 21, 2018, around 8:15 p.m. a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting RADAR enforcement, in the construction zone, on highway 401 near Bloomfield Road when they observed a westbound vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit of 80 km/hr.
The RADAR registered a speed in excessive of 130 km/hr, police allege.
As a result, the female driver, a 20-year-old from Windsor, has been charged with race a motor vehicle – excessive speed, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.
She will appear in Ontario Court of Justice on September 26, 2018 to answer to the charge.
The driver’s licence has been suspended and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days, as per statute.
The penalties for driving 50 km/hr or more over the speed limit are as follows:
– Immediate 7-day licence suspension and 7-day vehicle impoundment
– Upon conviction, $2000 to $10,000 fine, 6 demerit points, up to 6 months jail, up to 2 years licence suspension for a first conviction
– Driver’s licence suspension of up to 10 years for a second conviction within 10 years.
Police say on August 18, 2018, around 9 p.m. a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting RADAR enforcement on highway 401 near Merlin Road when they observed an eastbound vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit of 100 km/hr.
The RADAR registered a speed in excessive of 160 km/hr, police allege.
As a result, the female driver, a 26-year-old from Peel, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle – excessive speed, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.
She will appear in Ontario Court of Justice on September 26, 2018 to answer to the charge.
The driver’s licence has been suspended and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days, as per statute.
And on August 14, 2018, around 10:15 p.m. a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting RADAR enforcement, in the construction zone, on highway 401 near Bloomfield Road when they observed a westbound vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit of 80 km/hr.
The RADAR registered a speed in excessive of 130 km/hr, police allege.
As a result, the male driver, a 24-year-old from Windsor, has been charged with the following offences:
– Race a motor vehicle – excessive speed, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act,
– Fail to signal – lane change, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act, and fail to have insurance card, contrary to the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.
He will appear in Ontario Court of Justice on September 19, 2018 to answer to the charge.
The driver’s licence has been suspended and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days, as per statute.
“Chatham-Kent OPP would like to remind drivers that stunt driving or racing is one of the most serious and reckless forms of aggressive driving, and it puts everyone on the road at serious risk of injury or death,” OPP officials say.
For more information, please visit the OPP website at www.opp.ca, or visit the Ministry of Transportation website at www.mto.gov.on.ca.
