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Barrie teen charged with 'racing' in Midhurst

OPP say they caught 17-year-old G2 driver going 134 km/h in a 60 zone Thursday night on St. Vincent Street
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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SPRINGWATER TWP. — An officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Huronia West Detachment stopped a high speed pickup truck travelling more than twice the speed limit on St. Vincent Street in Midhurst.

On Thursday, January, 2022, just before 8 p.m., an officer out patrolling the Township of Springwater observed a vehicle that was travelling at an extremely high rate of speed. The officer captured a speed reading on this vehicle of 134 km/hr. The area is residential and has a posted 60 km/hr speed zone.

The driver, a 17-year-old G2 driver from Barrie has been charged with:

•            Race A Motor Vehicle - Excessive Speed

The driver received an immediate 30 day driver's licence suspension and his vehicle was impounded for 14 days.

Huronia West OPP remain committed to traffic safety and frequently conduct a variety of traffic enforcement activities in areas of community concern.

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