(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH-ERAMOSA, ON) – On November 22, 2020 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Highway 6 in Guelph-Eramosa Township.
The officer observed a black passenger van travelling southbound at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 135 km/h.
As a result, a 17-year-old driver of Elora has been charged with Racing a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The defendant is scheduled to appear in Guelph at the Ontario Court of Justice – Provincial Offences Court on May 5, 2021.
Their vehicle and driver’s licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.