Mississauga and Brampton motorists charged with stunt driving
Published October 14, 2021 at 9:13 am
A Mississauga motorist and a Brampton driver are among seven people facing stunt driving charges after a Thanksgiving weekend road safety enforcement blitz in and around London.
Middlesex OPP, who were targeting speeders, aggressive drivers and impaired motorists as part of the Canada-wide Operation Impact 2021 initiative, say a 27-year-old Mississauga driver was pulled over for racing through a Hwy. 401 construction zone (80 km/h speed limit) in London on Sunday morning at 10:50 a.m.
Late Saturday night, just before midnight, a 44-year-old Brampton motorist was charged with racing on a street with a posted 60 km/h speed limit in Middlesex Centre, northwest of London.
Both drivers, in addition to five others from the London area involved in other incidents, were charged with race a motor vehicle/excessive speed.
The vehicles were impounded and the motorists had their driver’s licences suspended for 30 days.
While police didn’t say what speeds the drivers were travelling at, stunt driving/racing charges are laid when vehicles are clocked at 50 km/h over any posted speed limit or 40 km/h over the limit on a road with a limit less than 80 km/h.
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Stunt driving charges will also be doled out to motorists travelling at speeds of 150 km/h or more, even if on a highway with a speed limit of 110 km/h.
Motorists who drive in a way that prevents others from passing, cut off another vehicle or intentionally drive too close to another vehicle are also subject to stunt driving charges.
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