(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), County of Brant Detachment have charged a 41 year old male with stunt driving after police stopped a motor vehicle at a Brant County Road 22, Brant County, Ontario address.
On Friday, August 7, 2014 at approximately 11:53 p.m., police observed a motor vehicle that appeared to be travelling at a high rate of speed on Brant County Road 22. The motor vehicle ran through radar and recorded a reading of 148 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.
Police have charged 41-year-old Nicholas Joseph PETROU of Hamilton, Ontario with stunt driving contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.
“There will be zero tolerance for motorists driving aggressively, impaired by drugs or alcohol, distracted drivers or those who fail to buckle up. Driving safety is everyone’s responsibility and it starts before the vehicle is put into drive” comments Constable Ed Sanchuk, Brant County OPP.
OPP are reminding all motorists that the minimum fine for Stunt Driving, if convicted is $2,000 and an automatic drivers licence suspension for 7 days.
He is to appear in Provincial Court, Brantford, Ontario at a later date to answer to the charge.