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West Parry Sound OPP nab second stunt driver in two days

On Nov. 3, a member of the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was advised that a southbound vehicle was travelling at an excessive speed and weaving in and out of traffic on Highway 69 in the Township of the Archipelago.
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On Nov. 3, a member of the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was advised that a southbound vehicle was travelling at an excessive speed and weaving in and out of traffic on Highway 69 in the Township of the Archipelago.

At approximately 2 a.m. a southbound motor vehicle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed and as a result was stopped for stunt driving.

The driver, a 38 year-old man from St. Catharines has been charged with Race a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario.

His driver’s licence has been suspended for seven days and the vehicle he was operating has been impounded for seven days.

The driver was served a summons requiring her to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound on Dec. 1, 2015 to answer to the charge.

Every person convicted of Race a Motor Vehicle is liable to a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, in addition to his or her driver’s licence being suspended.