Provincial police are reporting a troubling pattern on Freeway 17 in Renfrew County.
The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Freeway Security Division (HSD) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) noticed a troubling pattern throughout a joint site visitors initiative on the freeway between Renfrew and Arnprior.
The initiative was performed between Friday, March 8 and Sunday, March 10, 2024, resulting in 53 charges being laid.
Police say 39 of these charges had been for dashing and three had been for stunt driving.
Charges:
Rushing: 39
Stunt Driving: 3 (speeds of 152km/h, 168km/h, & 171km/h)
No Insurance coverage: 2
Droop Drive: 2
Breach of POA Probation: 1
Drive No Licence: 1
Class G1 Licence Holder Unaccompanied: 1
No Muffler: 1
Paperwork / Allow: 2
Police additionally issued 10 warnings:
Rushing: 4
Following Too Intently: 1
Paperwork: 5
Police say three autos had been additionally impounded, a suspected stolen automobile was stopped with a rolling block, two stage 2 CVSA inspections had been accomplished and 750 contraband cigarettes had been seized.
