NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Dec. 21, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police officer was investigating a collision on Highway 6 near Maltby Road. The officer observed a grey sport utility vehicle approaching the collision scene travelling above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 130 km/h.
As a result, Jeremy Matchelle Edwards, 23-years-old of Kitchener, has been charged with racing a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The defendant is scheduled to appear in Guelph at the Ontario Court of Justice - Provincial Offences Court on March 4, 2020. Their vehicle and driver's licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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