(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) - Members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been busy conducting traffic enforcement patrols in the County of Middlesex.
In support of the Canada Day Long Weekend Aggressive Driving Campaign, members were on the lookout for dangerous driving behaviours.
On June 29, 2018, at approximately 8:00 a.m., a Middlesex County OPP officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Hickory Drive, Adelaide-Metcalfe.
The motor vehicle was measured to be travelling at 138 kilometers per hour (km/h) in an 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, 20-year-old male, Griffin JENSEN of Burlington, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
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On June 29, 2018, at approximately 1:00 p.m., a Middlesex County OPP officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on McGillivray Drive, North Middlesex.
The motor vehicle was measured to be travelling at 147 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, 33-year-old male, Bismark Jose BENAVIDES of London, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the HTA.
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On June 30, 2018, at approximately 8:00 a.m., a Middlesex County OPP officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highbury Avenue North, City of London.
The motor vehicle was measured to be travelling at 112 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, 30-year-old male, Corey BILCKE of Lucan Biddulph, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the HTA.
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On June 30, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Middlesex County OPP officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Richmond Street, Lucan Biddulph.
The motor vehicle was measured to be travelling at 145 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, 41-year-old male, Terence COX of London, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the HTA.
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On June 30, 2018, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a Middlesex County OPP officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Richmond Street, Lucan Biddulph.
The motor vehicle was measured to be travelling at 132 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, 25-year-old female, Kristen KEZELE of London, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the HTA.
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On June 30, 2018, at approximately 1:40 p.m., a Middlesex County OPP officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Centre Road, North Middlesex.
The motor vehicle was measured to be travelling at 132 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, 46-year-old male, Tarek OSMAN of London, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the HTA.
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On July 1, 2018, at approximately 12:00 p.m., a Middlesex County OPP officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Elginfield Road, Thames Centre.
The motor vehicle was measured to be travelling at 134 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was conducted, and as a result of the police investigation, 18-year-old male, Matthew COLSON of Waterloo, Ontario has been charged with race a motor vehicle, contrary to the HTA.
"Our educational and enforcement patrols are in response to motorist's driving behaviour. We would like to report zero stunt drivers; sadly that is not the reality." - Says Constable Max Gomez, Middlesex County OPP.