NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at approximately 8 p.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 109, between Arthur and Teviotdale. The officer observed a male driving a 2014 Ford pickup truck 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 140 km/h, 60 km/h over the posted limit.
Twenty-three-year-old Kyle Crausen of Moorefield has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Dec. 20, 2017. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
On Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 at approximately 12 p.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on The Hanlon Expressway, Guelph. The officer observed a male driving a 2009 Lexus sedan 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 150 km/h, 70 km/h over the posted limit.
Nineteen-year-old Gursahib Singh Sohi of Guelph has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Jan. 3, 2018. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
On Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 at approximately 2 p.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on The Hanlon Expressway, Guelph. The officer observed a male driving a 2004 Toyota sedan 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 130 km/h, 50 km/h over the posted limit.
Twenty-year-old Griffin Michael Theroux of Kitchener has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Jan. 3, 2018. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
On Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 at approximately 8 p.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 18, near Salem. The officer observed a female driving a 2013 Volkswagen sedan 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 150 km/h, 70 km/h over the posted limit.
Twenty-year-old Erica Mae Johnston of Elora has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Jan. 3, 2018. Her driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
On Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 at approximately 12 a.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on The Hanlon Parkway, Guelph. The officer observed a male driving a 2013 Ford sedan 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 130 km/h, exceeding 50 km/h over the posted limit.
Twenty-one-year-old Zachary William Snoei of St. Catharines has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Jan. 3, 2018. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
On Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 at approximately 8 p.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on The Hanlon Parkway, Guelph. The officer observed a male driving a 2013 Dodge sedan 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 140 km/h, exceeding 60 km/h over the posted limit.
Twenty-five-year-old Kyle Victor Huestis of Guelph has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Jan. 3, 2018. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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