NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On Oct. 30, 2020 at approximately 3:45 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Wellington Road 7 south of Elora. The officer observed a southbound passenger 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.
Spencer William Snelling, 24 years old of Cambridge has been charged with racing a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act, and for having cannabis readily available contrary to the Cannabis Control Act.
The defendant is scheduled to appear in Guelph at the Ontario Court of Justice - Provincial Offences Court on March 31, 2021. The vehicle and driver's licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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