Taylor Tims – Drunk Driving

(THE NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a motorist for stunt driving and a second motorist for stunt driving and operation while impaired.

On October 07, 2024, shortly after 11:30 p.m., officers on Highway 417 in The Nation were conducting LIDAR enforcement when they observed a vehicle travelling 173km/h in a 110km/h zone. The vehicle was passed by a second car travelling 184km/h. Both vehicles were stopped for stunt driving. During the investigation an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used on the driver who was travelling at 184km/h. The driver failed the test and was arrested and transported to detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Taylor Tims, from Russell Township, Ontario, was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) with:

• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) CC
• Operation while impaired – alcohol CC
• Stunt Driving HTA

The accused driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and their car was impounded for 14 days. They are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on November 6.

The second driver, a 30-year-old, from Barrie, Ontario, was charged under the HTA with:

• Stunt Driving HTA

The second accused had their licence suspended for 30 days and their vehicle impounded for 14 days and is scheduled to appear in Provincial Offences Court in L’Orignal on December 5.

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