Racing Charge & Vehicle Impounded – 138 km/h Near A School

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) Shortly after 11 a.m. on Tuesday January 10, 2012 a Perth County OPP officer observed a fast moving Chevrolet Trailblazer travelling eastbound on Perth Line 43 past North Easthope Public School west of Amulree.

The officer activated the police radar and locked in the vehicle’s speed at 138 km/h, which is 58 km above the 80 km/h posted speed limit. The motorist was pulled over and the 27 year old female from Central Huron was issued a summons for “racing a motor vehicle”. She is scheduled to appear in Stratford Court on February 14, 2012 to answer to this charge. The female’s driver’s licence was seized and has been returned to the Ministry of Transportation as it is suspended for 7 days. Her vehicle has also been impounded for a period of 7 days.