NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON - On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at approximately 4:30 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 12 south-east of Drayton. The officer observed a male driving a newer model black 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 the posted speed limit by at least 50 km/h.
Twenty-four-year-old Matthew Robert Neerhof of Chatsworth has been charged with race a motor vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Aug. 1, 2018. His driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.
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