DRIVER FACES CHARGES FOR STUNT DRIVING IN WELLINGTON COUNTY
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(PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP, ON) - A driver from Newmarket is facing a stunt driving charge after being caught driving almost double the posted speed limit in Guelph.
On November 4, 2025, at approximately 9:30 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive speed enforcement on Hanlon Parkway in Guelph, when they found a driver to be travelling 75 + km/h over the posted speed limit.
As a result of the investigation, a 20-year-old from Newmarket is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:
- Drive Motor Vehicle - Perform Stunt - Excessive Speeding
- Speeding 1-49 km/h over posted limit
Anyone charged with ‘drive motor vehicle - perform stunt’ receives a 14-day vehicle impoundment and a 30 day driver’s licence suspension as per statute.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Provincial Court of Justice - Guelph on a later date.