NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Feb. 19, 2020 at approximately 12 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on the Hanlon Expressway in the City of Guelph. The officer observed a silver sedan travelling above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 165 km/h.
As a result, a 17-year-old from Waterdown has been charged with racing a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice - Guelph on May 6, 2020.
The defendant's vehicle and driver's licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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