(HALIBURTON, ON) – On Saturday July 30, 2016, just before 12:52pm the Haliburton Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was patrolling on Highway 118 in the Township of Minden Hills when a motorist was observed travelling at a high rate of speed.
The officer measured the eastbound motor vehicle, a grey Toyota, to be travelling at more than 50 km over the posted speed limit.
The male driver, Christopher HUDSON, 54 years of age from Waterloo, ON has been charged with Race a Motor Vehicle, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The vehicle he was driving was impounded, and his driver’s licence was seized and suspended for 7 days, as required by the stunt driving legislation.
Speeding more than 50km/h over posted speed limit is considered stunt racing. Stunt driving was added to the Ontario Highway Traffic act in 2007. The penalties for stunt driving also include a fine between $2,000 and $10,000 dollars, possible drivers’ license suspension up to 2 years on first conviction.