(LAMBTON, ON) – On Thursday January 7th, 2016 at approximately 10:19 p.m., a member of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting stationary RADAR enforcement on 402 Highway westbound, City of Sarnia when the officer observed a westbound motor vehicle approaching at a high rate of speed.
The officer activated the RADAR and the motor vehicle entered at a speed of 175 kilometres per hour in a posted 100 kilometer per hour zone. The officer immediately conducted a traffic stop and consequently issued a Provincial Offence Notice to the male driver of the motor vehicle.
As a result 24 year-old Richard KERSEY of Sarnia ON was charged with
Race a Motor Vehicle
Furthermore, as per statute, the motor vehicle was seized and impounded for 7 days. The accused drivers licence was also suspended and seized for a 7 day period.
Upon conviction, the driver, is liable to a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, and in addition his or her driver’s license may be suspended,
(a) on a first conviction under this section, for not more than two years; or
(b) on a subsequent conviction under this section, for not more than 10 years
Traffic safety is one of the OPP’s core functions and the OPP continues to support any initiative that promotes public safety in Ontario.