Two motorists are facing charges after being stopped for stunt driving on Highway 417 in The Nation on the night of October 7.
Ontario Provincial Police officers from the Russell County detachment were conducting speed enforcement shortly after 11:30 p.m. when they spotted a vehicle travelling 173 kilometres per hour in a 110 kilometre per hour zone. That vehicle was passed by another car speeding at 184 kilometres per hour.
Both drivers were stopped and charged with stunt driving. During the investigation, officers used an approved screening device on the driver travelling at 184 kilometres per hour, who failed the test. The driver was arrested and taken to the OPP detachment for further testing.
Taylor Tims, of Russell Township, was charged with impaired operation of a vehicle under the Criminal Code (alcohol and blood alcohol concentration over 80) and stunt driving under the Highway Traffic Act.
Tims’ driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded for 14 days. They are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on November 6.
The second driver, a 30-year-old from Barrie, was charged with stunt driving under the Highway Traffic Act. They had their licence suspended for 30 days, and their vehicle was impounded for 14 days. The driver is set to appear in Provincial Offences Court in L’Orignal on December 5.
Stunt driving in Ontario includes driving 40 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit in zones where the speed limit is 80 kilometres per hour or higher. The offence carries severe penalties, including immediate roadside suspensions and vehicle impoundments.
