(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On February 19, 2020, at approximately 12:00 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on the Hanlon Express Way in the City of Guelph. The officer observed a silver sedan travelling above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 165 km/h.
As a result, a 17-year-old from Waterdown has been charged with Racing a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice – Guelph on May 6, 2020. The defendant’s vehicle and driver’s licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.