Moving violations continued in Chatham-Kent recently, as the OPP released their incident reports for the previous week.
On Jan. 30, about 11:15 p.m., an officer pulled over a passenger vehicle on Highway 40 for speeding.
But the charges continued.
A 25-year-old Chatham driver was charged for:
- Speeding 1 – 49Km/h over posted limit
- Drive motor vehicle – no licence
- Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle
- Fail to surrender insurance card
On Feb. 1, shortly after 8:30 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle for speeding on the eastbound Highway 401.
A 33-year-old Brantford driver faces charges of:
- Speeding 1 – 49 Km/h over posted limit
- Driving while under suspension
- Driver fail to surrender licence
Three hours later, the OPP got a call that someone was spotted driving away from Provincial Offences Court on Communication Road just south of Hwy. 401…and that person was known to have a suspended licence.
It didn’t take long for police to find the vehicle.
As a result, a 45-year-old Ridgetown driver is charged with:
- Driving while under suspension
- Driver fail to surrender licence
On Feb. 4, at about 9:35 p.m., an officer with the OPP clocked a vehicle zipping by on the 401 doing 162 km/h in a 100-km/h zone.
A 27-year-old Windsor driver is charged with stunt driving.
A mere eight minutes later, an officer stopped a commercial vehicle for doing 122 km/h in a 100-km/h zone. Commercial vehicles are supposed to have speed governors in place.
A 28-year-old Kitchener driver is charged with:
- Drive commercial motor vehicle not equipped with working speed-limiting system
- Speeding 1 – 49Km/h over posted limit
Additionally, the commercial vehicle operator, a company from Calgary was charged with:
· Permit operation of commercial motor vehicle not equipped with working speed-limiting system.
