NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On Nov. 9, 2020 at approximately 8:50 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Wellington Road 19 near the Seventh Line in the Township of Centre Wellington. The officer observed an eastbound motor vehicle travelling at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 135 km/h.
A 17-year-old Belwood resident has been charged with racing a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The defendant is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Provincial Offences Court - Guelph on May 5, 2021.
The vehicle and driver's licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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