NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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HARLEY TOWNSHIP - On Oct. 3, 2020 shortly before 12:30 a.m., a member from the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting stationary radar patrol on Highway 11 in the Township of Harley.
A vehicle approached the officer's location travelling in excess of 150 km/h in a posted 90km/h zone.
The 27-year-old driver from Markham is charged with stunt driving - excess speed contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
The vehicle was impounded and the drivers licence has been suspended for seven days.
HILLIARD TOWNSHIP - On Oct. 3, 2020 shortly after 1 p.m., a member from the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting stationary radar patrol on Highway 11 in the Township of Hilliard.
A northbound vehicle approached the officer's location, travelling in excess of 140 km/h in a posted 90km/h zone.
The 23-year-old driver from Winnipeg, Man., is charged with:
• Stunt driving - excess speed contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA),
• Possess illegal licence, contrary to section 35(1)(a) of the HTA, and
• Drive motor vehicle - no licence, contrary to section 32(1) of the HTA.
The vehicle was impounded for seven days, and the drivers licence has been seized.
Both drivers were released by way of a Court Summons and are scheduled to appear at court at a later date in the City of Temiskaming Shores.
Aggressive driving, including speeding, is one of the leading causal factors in traffic deaths in OPP patrolled areas.
Please slow down and abide by posted speed limits!
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