NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH - On March 23, 2021 at approximately 3 a.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Highway 6 south of Arthur. The officer observed a passenger vehicle travelling northbound 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 185 km/h.
As a result, Christopher Williams, 43 years old of Listowel, has been charged with stunt driving - excessive speed contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.
The defendant is scheduled to appear in Guelph at the Ontario Court of Justice - Provincial Offences Court on July 7, 2021.
Their vehicle and driver's licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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