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Timmins man charged with racing on Highway 69

His licence has been suspended for seven days and the vehicle he was operating has been impounded for seven days
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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THE ARCHIPELAGO TOWNSHIP - On August 19, 2018, a member of the West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was monitoring traffic on Highway 69 in The Archipelago Township, Ont. Shortly before 10 p.m., a vehicle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed. As a result, the vehicle was stopped for stunt driving - excessive speed, greater than 50 km/hr over posted speed limit.

The driver, David Helmer, a 47-year old male from Timmins, Ont., was charged with:
    •    Race a motor vehicle - excessive speed contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario (HTA)
    •    Possession of more than one licence, contrary to section 35(1)(e) of the HTA

The driver is scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound, Ontario on Sept. 18, 2018. His licence has been suspended for seven days and the vehicle he was operating has been impounded for seven days.

Every person convicted of performing a stunt with a motor vehicle is liable to a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both. In addition to his or her driver's licence being suspended and the vehicle they were operating being impounded for seven days.

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