NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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South Simcoe Police Service officers have charged a 40-year-old Bradford woman with stunt driving after a traffic stop in Bond Head.
On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, around 10:30 p.m., an officer conducting traffic enforcement on County Road 88 near County Road 27 observed a Jeep Grand Cherokee travelling at a high rate of speed. A speed measurement was obtained of 109 km/hr in a 50 km/h Community Safety Zone.
A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, a 40-year-old Bradford woman, was charged with stunt driving. Stunt driving violations under the Highway Traffic Act result in an immediate seven-day driver’s licence suspension and vehicle impoundment for the same period of time.
If found guilty in court, the penalties for stunt driving could include a fine between $2000 - $10,000, up to six months in jail and a two-year license suspension.
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