NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Aug. 14, 2021 at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Highway 6 near Wellington Road 17. The officer observed a grey motor vehicle travelling southbound at a speed that appeared to be travelling well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 145 km/h.
As a result, a 47-year-old Guelph resident has been charged with:
- Stunt Driving contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.
The defendant is scheduled to appear in Guelph at the Ontario Court of Justice - Provincial Offences Court on Sept. 1, 2021.
Their driver's licence was suspended for a period of seven days and their vehicle was impounded for 14 days as per statute.
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