Stunt Drivers Charged In Guelph

Perform stunt – excessive speed seizures/suspensions

On July 10, 2016 at 1:15 a.m. a member of the Guelph Police traffic division was stopped in the southbound left turn lane of the Hanlon Parkway at College Avenue. At that time the officer observed a northbound motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed as it approached the intersection. The officer activated the mobile radar unit and obtained a speed reading of 122 km/h in the posted 70 km/h zone. A traffic stop was conducted.

The 40-year-old male driver, a resident of Guelph, has been charged with speeding and perform stunt – exceed speed limit by 50 km/h or more under the Highway Traffic Act. He will appear in the Guelph provincial offences court in September.

His driver’s license was suspended at the scene for 7 days.

The motor vehicle was also seized for a period of 7 days.

Perform stunt – excessive speed seizures/suspensions

On July 10, 2016 at 11:05 p.m., a member of the Guelph Police traffic division observed a small group of motor vehicles that appeared to be travelling together westbound on Wellington Street west from Gordon Street. There was initial concern that the drivers were preparing to engage in some aggressive driving behavior. The motor vehicles were followed to the area of Wellington Street and Fife Road where two of those motor vehicles continued southbound towards Wellington County Road 124 (and the city limits). As they entered the 70 km/h zone, the second of the two motor vehicles was observed to accelerate to a high rate of speed and pass the first car. The officer activated the mobile radar unit and obtained a speed reading (for the passing car) of 123 km/h and 121 km/h in the 70 km/h zone. The motor vehicle was stopped south of Whitelaw Road without incident.

The 30-year-old male driver, a resident of Guelph, has been charged with speeding and perform stunt – exceed speed limit by 50 km/h or more under the Highway Traffic Act. He will appear in the Guelph provincial offences court in September.

His driver’s license was suspended at the scene for 7 days.

The motor vehicle was also seized for a period of 7 days.

Perform stunt – excessive speed seizures/suspensions

On July 11, 2016 at 7:29 p.m., a member of the Guelph Police traffic division was entering the northbound lanes of the Hanlon Parkway from Laird Road. As the officer was merging from the on ramp, he was passed by a northbound motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The officer activated the mobile radar unit and obtained a speed reading of 151 km/h in the 80 km/h zone. The motor vehicle was followed and stopped north of Kortright Road without incident.

The 22-year-old male driver, a resident of Milton, has been charged with speeding and perform stunt – exceed speed limit by 50 km/h or more under the Highway Traffic Act. He will appear in the Guelph provincial offences court in September.

His driver’s license was suspended at the scene for 7 days.

The motor vehicle was also seized for a period of 7 days.

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