(MEAFORD, ON) The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a local Meaford resident with stunt driving.
On April 25, 2025, at approximately 3:09 p.m., members of the Grey Bruce OPP were conducting school patrol at the Georgian Bay Community School in Meaford.
Officers observed a motor vehicle spinning tires while departing the parking lot in front of numerous children and adults, which led to a traffic stop being initiated on the roadway.
As a result of the investigation, a 17-year-old from Meaford is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:
Drive motor vehicle- perform stunt
Anyone charged with Drive Motor Vehicle- Perform stunt receives a 14-day impoundment and a 30-day drivers licence suspension as per statute.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Provincial Offences Court- Owen Sound, on May 26, 2025.
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