SOUTH PORCUPINE OPP CHARGE DRIVER FOR EXCESSIVE SPEED

(SOUTH PORCUPINE) – A Val Rita, Ontario, man has been charged with a Street Racing offence contrary to the Highway Traffic Act stemming from an event on

August 14th.

On August 14th, an OPP officer with the Highway Safety Division had occasion to observe a 2008 Dodge Avenger passenger vehicle allegedly travelling at a speed of 134 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone on Hwy 144 in McKeown Twp. (south of Timmins).

The driver, a 58 yr old man from Val Rita, Ontario, has been charged and served with a Summons requiring him to attend Provincial Court in Timmins on September 19th to answer to the charge laid against him.

Additionally, the vehicle has been impounded for 7 days and his driver’s licence has been suspended for 7 days.

The South Porcupine OPP reminds motorists that the obligations to be safe and responsible while behind the wheel rests squarely on the shoulders of the individual driver.

Those motorists who insist on driving at high rates of speed can rightfully expect a prompt and strict response from OPP officers who diligently patrol area roadways.

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