(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On June 9, 2018, around 8:45 p.m. Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 401 near Dillon Road. The complainant advised two motor vehicles were "racing and brake checking" each other. A member was able to set up RADAR enforcement when they observed a westbound vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit of 100 km/hr. The RADAR registered a speed in excessive of 190 km/hr.
As a result, the male driver, Aumkaaran THEDSHANAMOORTHY, 24-years-old from Mississauga, Ontario has been charged with the following offences:
race a motor vehicle - stunt, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act,
drive motor vehicle with open container of liquor, contrary to the Liquor Licence Act.
He will appear in Ontario Court of Justice on August 22, 2018 to answer to the charge.
The driver's licence has been suspended and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days, as per statute.
Chatham-Kent OPP would like to remind drivers that stunt driving or racing is one of the most serious and reckless forms of aggressive driving, and it puts everyone on the road at serious risk of injury or death.
The penalties for driving 50 km/hr or more over the speed limit are as follows:
Immediate 7-day licence suspension and 7-day vehicle impoundment
Upon conviction, $2000 to $10,000 fine, 6 demerit points, up to 6 months jail, up to 2 years licence suspension for a first conviction
Driver's licence suspension of up to 10 years for a second conviction within 10 years.
For more information, please visit the OPP website at www.opp.ca, or visit the Ministry of Transportation website at www.mto.gov.on.ca