MARTO 134 in an 80

(HALIBURTON, ON) – On May 6, 2015 just before 3:00 p.m., an officer from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting radar patrol on Highway 118 near One Mile Drive in Minden Hills Township.

The officer observed the driver of a black Ford pick-up truck travelling eastbound on Highway 118 at a high rate of speed and determined the speed to be 134 km/hr in a posted 80 km/hr zone.

As a result of the traffic stop, 45 year-old male driver, Mario MARTO from Etobicoke was charged with Race a Motor Vehicle, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA). The vehicle he was driving was impounded, and his driver’s licence was seized and suspended for 7 days under 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.

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