(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) - On October 18, 2017 at approximately 9:10 p.m. a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on County 109, near Concession 4, Township of Mapleton. The officer observed a male driving a 2008 Pontiac at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar at 137 km/h in a 80 km/h zone.
A 17-year-old from Wellington North has been charged with Race a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on December 6, 2017. HIs driver's licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.