(SOUTH PORCUPINE) – A Kapuskasing man has been charged with a Street Racing offence contrary to the Highway Traffic Act stemming from an event on October 28th.
On October 28th, an Ontario Provincial Police officer had occasion to observe a 1993 Mercury passenger vehicle allegedly travelling at a speed of 137 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone on Hwy 144 in McKeown Twp. (south of Timmins).
The driver, a 84 yr old man from Kapuskasing, Ontario, has been charged and served with a Summons requiring him to attend Provincial Court in Timmins 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 motorcycle enthusiasts 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.