As the warmer weekends of summer approach, officers from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment have been honing their skills on nabbing stunt drivers on Highway 400 in the interest of road safety.
Stunt #1
On April 28, 2024 at 11:37 a.m. a black Honda CRV caught the eye of an OPP patrol officer as it appeared to be travelling well above the posted 100km/hr Highway 400 speed limit and it was determined that the vehicle was travelling at 154 km/hr.
The vehicle was safely stopped near Go Home Lake Road and the young driver was spoken to by the officer who commenced a further stunt driving investigation resulting in the following charges being preferred upon the 23-year-old male with a novice “G2” class licence residing in Toronto.
- Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform stunt – Excessive speed
- Speeding 50+ Km/h over posted limit
The accused will appear before the Ontario Provincial Offences Court at a future date and his vehicle was towed from the scene and impounded for 14 days, as well his drivers licence was suspended on the spot for 30 days as per the conditions set out in the Ministry of Transportation (ADLS) guidelines.
Stunt #2
On April 26, 2024 at 3:13 p.m. the same officer caught sight of a Dodge Ram pick up that appeared to be travelling well above the post 100 km/hr posted Highway 400 speed limit. A speed of 160 km/hr was obtained for the pick up which was safely stopped in the area of Honey Harbour Road.
The officer spoke with the driver and entered into a stunt driving investigation as well as a Liquor Licence and Control Act investigation as there was open alcohol in the vehicle.
As a result of these investigations, a 22-year-old male of Parry Sound with a novice drivers licence was served a series of summons for offences contrary to the Highway Traffic Act as follows to appear before the Ontario Provincial Offences Court at a future date.
- Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform stunt – Excessive speed
- Speeding 50+ Km/h over posted limit
- Colour coating obscuring interior
- Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
- Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available
The accused had his pick up truck towed from the scene and impounded for 14 days and his drivers licence was suspended on the spot for 30 days as per the conditions set out in the Ministry of Transportation (ADLS) guidelines
