(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) – On October 11, 2016, at approximately 10:14 p.m., the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 401, near Highbury Avenue, in the City of London, Ontario.
The vehicle, a black Toyota car, was measured to be travelling at 153 kilometers per hour (km/h) in the 100 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, a 26-year-old female from Thornhill, Ontario, has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
The driver’s vehicle was seized, and her driver’s licence was suspended for 7 days.
The Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) Driver’s Handbook states: “The risk of a fatality or serious injury is almost five times greater for vehicles crashing at 50 km/h or more above the posted limit on a highway with a posted limit of 100 km/h. The increase in risk is even greater on roads with lower posted limits. For example, on roads with a posted limit of 60 km/h or less, the risk of a fatality or serious injury is almost eight times greater for vehicles colliding at 50 km/h or more above the posted limit.”
For more information, please visit their website at: www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/handbook/section2.10.1.shtml