Clinton News Record, 2016-07-27, Page 13OPP Updates
"Highways Are Not Our
Raceways - Take It To The
Track"
Huron OPP charge four
drivers with racing in one
week
(HURON COUNTY, ON) -
The Huron County Ontario
Provincial Police (OPP) Traf-
fic Unit has a message for
those aggressive drivers that
feel the need to drive at dan-
gerously high speeds -
"Highways are not our race-
ways, feel the need to speed,
take it to the track':
This reminder message
comes as a result of four
Huron County cases in one
week where drivers have
been charged under the
Province's Street Racing/
Stunt Driving legislation. In
two cases, vehicle speeds
exceeded double the high-
way speed limit.
On July 10 at around 1:00
a.m. a Huron OPP officer
spotted a Ford F-150 driver
traveling eastbound on
Huron Road toward Seaforth
at a very high rate of
speed. The speed of the truck
was measured with a Radar
device at 164 km/h in a
posted 80 km/h
zone. 25 -year-old Grant
McMillan from Clinton will
have to attend court on
August 23 to answer to his
Racing charge.
Later that evening around
8:45 p.m., a Huron OPP
officer stopped a Kawasaki
motorbike that was traveling
southbound on Base Line
toward Clinton at a high rate
of speed. The motorbike was
traveling at a speed of 137
km/h in a posted 80 km/h
zone. Bryan Nurse, 34 years
of age from Mitchell was
charged with Racing. He will
be attending court later this
summer to answer to his
charge.
On July 12 around 8:30
p.m., a Huron OPP officer
observed a full-size GMC
pickup traveling westbound
on Sawmill Road at a high
rate of speed -132 km/h in a
posted 80 km/h zone.
21 -year-old James Gibson
from Central Huron will be
attending court in Goderich
later this summer to answer
to his charge.
Days later on July 15 at
approximately 7:30 p.m., a
Ford Escape was spotted
speeding northbound on
Bluewater Veteran's High-
way near St. Joseph's. The
officer confirmed the speed
of the vehicle with a Radar
device and measured the
speed at a high of 165 km/h
in a posted 80 km/h
zone. 22 -year-old, Joshua
Finn from Windsor has been
charged with Racing. He will
be making a trip to court on
August 23 to answer to his
charge.
"While the vast majority of
drivers obey the speed limit
and drive safely on our road-
ways, clearly these aggres-
sive drivers didn't get the
message. Highways are not
raceways, if you feel the need
to speed, take it to the track.
If you choose to place
yourself and every other
road user at a higher risk of a
crash be prepared for the
consequences when you get
pulled over. There is abso-
lutely zero tolerance for driv-
ing at race track speeds on
our highways," said Sergeant
Ryan, OLMSTEAD - Huron
OPP Traffic Unit.
Understand The Risks
The risk of a fatality or
serious injury is almost five
times greater for vehicles
crashing at 50 km/h or more
above the posted limit on a
highway with a posted limit
of 100 km/h. The increase in
risk is even greater on roads
with lower posted limits. For
example, on roads with a
posted limit of 60 km/h or
less, the risk of a fatality or
serious injury is almost eight
times greater for vehicles
colliding at 50 km/h or more
above the posted limit.
Know The Penalties
- An immediate seven-day
licence suspension and
seven-day vehicle impound-
ment at roadside.
- If convicted, fines are
from $2,000 to $10,000.
- Courts can impose a
driver licence suspension
of up to 10 years for a sec-
ond conviction within 10
years.
- The accumulation of six
demerit points, a maximum
licence suspension of two
years for a first conviction
and a maximum six months
in jail.
- Increased insurance
premiums
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 • News Record 13
Report Suspicous People
To Police Immediately
(HURON COUNTY, ON) -
Members of the OPP West
Region Crime Unit along
with Detachment investiga-
tors are urging citizens to
report any and all suspicious
people to police immedi-
ately after noticing a spike in
day -light break and enter
incidents across the region.
West Region OPP has
investigated 25 incidents
since the spring. In most
cases expensive jewellery
and cash has been taken.
The motive of operation
(MO) is the same in each
instance. Suspect(s) enter
the home through an
unlocked door, window or
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garage. In situations where
the doors are locked, the
suspect(s) will knock on the
door and if no one answers,
may forcibly enter the
home. In instances when the
homeowner answers the
door, the suspect will use a
ruse such as being interested
in the real-estate, asking for
directions or engaging the
homeowner is some other
form of deception to deflect
from their criminal intent.
The suspect(s), usually a
female (at the door) and male
(in an awaiting vehicle) have
been traveling extensively
across West
Region committing these
crimes. Witness accounts have
described the suspects as
35-65 years of age with a heavy
foreign accent.
The OPP encourages all
homeowners to always lock
doors, windows and garages to
help prevent these crimes from
happening. Police encourage
anyone who observes "suspi-
cious" activity, people or vehi-
cles to report it to police imme-
diately by dialing 911. If you
wish to remain anonymous
you can call Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where
you may be eligible for a cash
reward of up to $2,000.
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