{"id":53854,"date":"2022-05-13T08:09:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=53854"},"modified":"2022-05-13T08:09:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:09:31","slug":"marathon-opp-stunt-driving-charges-laid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/13\/marathon-opp-stunt-driving-charges-laid-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon OPP &#8211; Stunt Driving Charges laid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>Members of Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 in the Rouse Lake area on April 30, 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m. when they observed a vehicle traveling in excess of 150 kilometers per hour. A motorist from Quebec faces stunt driving charges, contrary to sec. 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act.<\/p>\n<p>Stunt driving\/street racing comes with serious penalties, including a 30 day licence suspension and 14 day vehicle impoundment. Upon conviction, offenders can face a fine of $2,000 to $10,000, a jail sentence of up to six months, or both.<\/p>\n<p>While Marathon is known for its scenic driving routes, this is a particularly dangerous section of the highway. Sharp curves and steep elevations combined with unsafe driving behaviors, including excessive speed, can result in serious or even fatal collisions.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public are reminded that road safety is a shared responsibility. To ensure that we all get to our destination&#8217;s safely, all motorists are expected to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>drive according to the weather conditions and within the posted speed limit;<\/li>\n<li>drive sober, and be mindful that alcohol, drugs, prescription medications and even lack of sleep can impair your ability to drive;<\/li>\n<li>keep your attention on the road and limit distractions within your vehicle. In addition to using a phone or other handheld wireless communication device while driving, other forms of distraction include eating, drinking, grooming, smoking, reading and reaching for objects; and,<\/li>\n<li>always wear a seatbelt and ensure that child car seats have been properly installed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 in the Rouse Lake area on April 30, 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m. when they observed &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 19:28:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53855,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53854\/revisions\/53855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}