Residents Matter Enforcement Initiative Results: July 19-20

(Ottawa) — Members of the Ottawa Police Service’s Traffic Escort & Enforcement Unit and frontline patrol officers were out and about this past weekend as part of the Residents Matter (#ResidentsMatter) late-night traffic enforcement initiative.

On Friday July 19th^eofficers were deployed to the Barrhaven area. During Friday’s enforcement, 41 provincial violation tickets (PONs) were issued, including 16 for speeding and seven for not having a muffler or not wearing a muffler.

Five drivers were charged with stunt driving/street racing on Friday.

• 125 km/h in a 70 km/h zone – Strandherd Drive / Aura Avenue
• 112 km/h in a 70 km/h zone – Strandherd Drive / Chapman Mills Drive
• 126 km/h in a 70 km/h zone – Strandherd Drive / Claridge Drive
• 141 km/h in a 80 km/h zone – Limebank Road / Tom Roberts Road
• 181 km/h in a 70 km/h zone – Strandherd Drive / Kennevale Drive

In addition to the stunt driving charge, the motorcyclist, who was driving 113 mph in a 45 mph zone, was also charged with seven other offenses, including reckless driving, driving while suspended, not having a motorcycle license, using unauthorized license plates for the vehicle and not having insurance.

Saturday July 20^eofficers were in the Orleans area. 18 PONs were issued, including two for speeding, two for not displaying two license plates and five for not properly tinting windows.

On Saturday, three drivers were summoned for stunt driving/street racing.

• 141 km/h in a 80 km/h zone – Innes Road / Anderson Road
• 150 km/h in a 60 km/h zone – Trim Road / Portobello Boulevard
• 138 km/h in an 80 km/h zone – Highway 174 / Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard

In addition, the driver who was driving 150 km/h in the 60 km/h zone was also fined for two Criminal code offences for dangerous driving of a motor vehicle and driving under the influence, as the speed limit is more than double the legal limit.

If convicted of stunt driving, you could face a minimum fine of $2,000, six demerit points, a maximum of six months in jail, and an additional one-year driving ban.

“Some of the speeds we see on our roads are shocking. Not only are their lives at risk, but they are putting the lives of all other road users at risk. The streets are no place for this reckless and foolish behaviour,” warns Cst. Phil Kane of the Ottawa Police Traffic Escort & Enforcement Unit.

Do you have information about a problem location with late night traffic? Traffic complaints can be filed online at: ottawapolice.ca/reportIt only takes a few minutes and the data collected helps us allocate enforcement resources.

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