NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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MOONBEAM TOWNSHIP - On Jan. 17, 2021 shortly before 3 p.m. members of the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting mobile radar on Highway 11 in Moonbeam Township.
A westbound vehicle approached the police vehicle from the rear travelling in excess of 140 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone.
The 59-year-old driver from Greenstone is charged with:
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Stunt driving - excess speed, contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act.
The driver was released by way of a summons and is to appear before the provincial offences Court in Kapuskasing in February 2021.
The vehicle was impounded and the drivers licence has been suspended for seven days.
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