NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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A 20-year-old driver from the City of Vaughan has been charged with stunt driving, as well as cannabis-related offences, after being caught speeding 69 km/h over the speed limit.
On Monday, April 20, 2020 at approximately 8 p.m., an officer with the Road Safety Bureau was conducting speed enforcement on Major Mackenzie Drive West in the area of Islington Avenue when he spotted a car travelling at a high rate of speed. The officer confirmed that the vehicle was travelling at 119 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone.
The vehicle was stopped and the officer found the driver had a G2 licence that required no presence of alcohol or drugs in their body. The driver was found to be in possession of cannabis, which he had also consumed. A roadside test confirmed the presence of THC. The driver was charged, his licence was suspended for seven days and his vehicle was impounded.
Further investigation revealed that this same driver had been charged with stunt driving on Feb. 2, 2020 after being caught speeding 128 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone in the City of Vaughan.
Charged:
• 20-year-old man from the City of Vaughan
Charges Include:
• Stunt driving
• Speeding
• Novice driver presence of drug
• Cannabis readily available
High speeds on relatively empty York Region roads continue to be a problem. From March 1, 2020, through to April 19, 2020, officers laid 179 charges for stunt driving for vehicles travelling in excess of 50 km/h over the speed limit, versus 109 charges during the same time period in 2019. Speed kills. Police are urging drivers to slow down and obey posted speed limits.
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