NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Dec. 19, 2017 at approximately 9 a.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on the Hanlon Expressway, Guelph near Laird Road, City of Guelph. The officer observed a male driving a 2017 Ford Fusion 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.
Forty-one-year-old Mir Adeel Abid of Markham has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Feb. 7, 2018. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
Later that day at approximately 1:15 p.m., an officer was monitoring traffic at the above location. The officer observed a male driving a 2017 Toyota Corolla 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.
Seventy-six-year-old Khawaja Sadiq Hayat of Guelph has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Feb. 7, 2018. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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