nicker
01-04-2008, 11:04 AM
Saw this in the London Free Press today. I wonder why type of car he was had! LOL. Well at least they are discriminating against young males only.
Street-racing law snags 85-year-old
Fri, January 4, 2008
By CP
TORONTO -- An 85-year-old man allegedly driving at 161 kilometres an hour has been charged under Ontario's street racing law -- the oldest person to be charged under the legislation.
Police allege the man was caught speeding early Wednesday on Highway 407 north of Toronto, where the speed limit is 100 km/h.
"He said he was going to the bank and shopping," said Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Cam Woolley.
Woolley also said snow and ice meant road conditions at the time were dangerous.
Under provincial legislation, drivers caught speeding in excess of 50 km/h over the limit can have their vehicle impounded for one week and be fined at least $2,000.
Police also can suspend the alleged speeder's licence for a week.
While no other drivers were involved in Wednesday's incident, Woolley said the legislation is intended to crack down on all aggressive drivers.
"It got silly -- we were getting crashes at high speeds and the defence was, 'Well, if they weren't racing someone, then they weren't racing,' even though the consequences are the same."
Police statistics show about 2,300 drivers across the province have been charged under the legislation since it was enacted Sept. 20, 2007.
While police data show the average age of offenders is 30, officers also have charged two 75-year-olds under the law.
Police say 83.9 per cent of the drivers charged have been male.
Street-racing law snags 85-year-old
Fri, January 4, 2008
By CP
TORONTO -- An 85-year-old man allegedly driving at 161 kilometres an hour has been charged under Ontario's street racing law -- the oldest person to be charged under the legislation.
Police allege the man was caught speeding early Wednesday on Highway 407 north of Toronto, where the speed limit is 100 km/h.
"He said he was going to the bank and shopping," said Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Cam Woolley.
Woolley also said snow and ice meant road conditions at the time were dangerous.
Under provincial legislation, drivers caught speeding in excess of 50 km/h over the limit can have their vehicle impounded for one week and be fined at least $2,000.
Police also can suspend the alleged speeder's licence for a week.
While no other drivers were involved in Wednesday's incident, Woolley said the legislation is intended to crack down on all aggressive drivers.
"It got silly -- we were getting crashes at high speeds and the defence was, 'Well, if they weren't racing someone, then they weren't racing,' even though the consequences are the same."
Police statistics show about 2,300 drivers across the province have been charged under the legislation since it was enacted Sept. 20, 2007.
While police data show the average age of offenders is 30, officers also have charged two 75-year-olds under the law.
Police say 83.9 per cent of the drivers charged have been male.