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Kapuskasing teens charged with stunt driving

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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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MOONBEAM – On May 4, 2021 at approximately 10:11 p.m. members of the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on two motor vehicles for speeding on Ash Street in the Town of Kapuskasing. The motor vehicles were stopped for travelling 110 kilometre per hour (km/h) in a posted 50km/h zone.  

As a result of the investigation, a 17-year-old person and an 18-year-old person from Kapuskasing were charged with: 

  • Adult Race a motor vehicle - Excessive Speed, contrary to Section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA). 
  • Adult Disobey stop sign - fail to stop, contrary to Section 136 (1)(a) of the HTA  

The drivers were issued a seven day Driver's Licence Suspension, both vehicles were impounded for seven days and they are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on June 21, 2021 in Kapuskasing.

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