Jan 11, 2016
Incident: 1111-16
Location: West Street
Details: On Saturday January 9, 2016 at 7:44 p.m. an officer with the Brantford Police Service was conducting radar enforcement on West Street just south of the Highway 403 overpass. The officer while conducting the radar enforcement could hear the noise of an engine quickly accelerating towards the officer’s location. A Chevrolet Silverado was locked in on radar at 111 km/hr in a 50 km/hr zone. The officer performed a traffic stop with the driver. The driver a 28 year old Brantford man was issued a Part 111 summons under the Highway Traffic Act for Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt- Speeding by 50 or more km/hr and Fail to Surrender Insurance card under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.
The accused driver’s licence was suspended for an automatic 7 days and his motor vehicle was impounded for 7 days.
penalty for the first offence of stunt driving or racing includes a minimum fine of $2,000 and up to a maximum fine of $10,000. (You will also have to pay court costs and a victim surcharge ranging between $500 and $2,500)
accumulation of six demerit points
a maximum licence suspension of two years for a first conviction and a maximum six months in jail.
towing charges and storage fees for the seven days
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