This past weekend from January 3 – 5, 2020 members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the OPP Central Region Traffic Unit charged ten drivers after they were measured travelling 50 km/h over the speed limit on roadways within Northumberland County.
Nine drivers were charged while travelling along the Highway 401 corridor in the Municipality of Port Hope with speeds ranging from 151km/h – 161km/h in a posted 100km/h zone. One driver was charged after the vehicle was measured travelling 140km/h in an 80km/h zone on County Road 35 in the Municipality of Trent Hills.
All ten motor vehicle operators are now facing stunt driving charges under the Highway Traffic Act for travelling at excessive speeds. The drivers all received a seven day licence suspension and the vehicles they were driving were towed and impounded for seven days.
All ten drivers are to appear in Cobourg Court on scheduled dates in March and April of this year.
SUBMITTED BY NORTHUMBERLAND OPP
