As a follow-up to last week’s OPP West Region safety blitz, over 750 charges were laid across southwestern Ontario.
The Drive Smart – Keep It Safe Campaign was directed at stunt driving and illegally modified vehicles.
A total of 1,967 vehicles were stopped with 26 individuals charged for stunt driving. In addition, 86 motorists in modified vehicles were stopped and charged.
Officers also stopped and charged 86 drivers of modified vehicles, 597 motorists for speed offences and 76 for Criminal Code traffic-related charges.
Individuals involved in stunt driving or street racing are subject to:
- an immediate 30-day driver’s licence suspension
- an immediate 14-day vehicle impoundment at roadside (whether it is your vehicle or not)
- a minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $10,000
- a jail term of up to six months
- a post-conviction licence suspension of:
- a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years for the first conviction
- a minimum of three years and a maximum of 10 years for a second conviction
- a lifetime suspension, reducible after 10 years under certain criteria, for a third conviction
- a lifetime suspension, non-reducible, for a fourth and subsequent convictions
- six demerit points
- a mandatory driver improvement course, upon conviction
Read and hear more about the Drive Smart – Keep It Safe Campaign here.
