(BLUEWATER, ON) – It should come as no surprise to drivers but there is going to be police watching your speed as you drive through towns and villages throughout Huron County.
This past weekend Huron County OPP officers along with members from West Region Highway Safety Division Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement Team (TIME) conducted proactive speed enforcement in many of Huron County’s small towns and villages.
On Monday, August 2, 2021 a member from the HSD Time Team observed a motor vehicle travelling on Zurich-Hensall Road at a high rate of speed. A speed measurement was taken and the motor vehicle was observed at a speed in excess of 40 km/h over the posted 50 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, 22-year-old Jacob LAPORTE from Dashwood has been charged with Race a Motor Vehicle – Excessive Speed. A court date has been set for Provincial Offences Act Court in Goderich on September 21, 2021. A 7-day driver’s licence has been issued on the driver and the vehicle has been impounded for 14 days.
