NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Sept. 16, 2020 at approximately 1 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Wellington Road 19 near Tom Street in Fergus.
The officer observed a white van travelling eastbound at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 40 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 100 km/h.
As a result, Caleb Whittaker, a 29-year-old resident of Waterloo, has been charged with Racing a motor vehicle and speeding contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.
The defendant is scheduled to appear in Guelph at the Ontario Court of Justice - Provincial Offences Court on Dec. 2, 2020.
Their vehicle and driver's licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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