Mississauga and Brampton motorists charged with stunt driving

By

Published October 14, 2021 at 9:13 am

speeding_cars

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. 

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. 

insauga's Editorial Standards and Policies advertising