NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On May 21, 2021, frontline members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 112, in Otto Township, when a vehicle was stopped for travelling at a speed greater than 130 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.
As a result, a 28-year-old from Kirkland Lake has been charged with race motor vehicle - excessive speed, contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act.
The driver was issued a seven-day driver's licence suspension and vehicle impoundment for the same period.
The accused was released on a provincial summons and is scheduled to appear for the Ontario Court of Justice on Sept.30, 2021, in Kirkland Lake.
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