A driver had their licence suspended for 30-days and their vehicle impounded for 14-days after they were caught driving more than 130km/h in a 50km/h zone in the County of Brant.
An officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Brant County detachment initiated a traffic stop on Oxbow Road near Cockshutt Road in the County of Brant at approximately 1:04 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
The officer was conducting speed enforcement on Cockshutt Road when they located a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was stopped after travelling more than 130 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone.
Police have charged a 21-year-old from Brantford with the following offences:
· Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt – excessive speed,
· Speeding in excess of 50km/h over the speed limit,
· Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available and
· Drive motor vehicle – no licence.
The driver is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in Brantford at a later date.