{"id":73721,"date":"2025-05-08T07:52:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=73721"},"modified":"2025-08-08T06:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:59:08","slug":"ssm-opp-two-novice-drivers-charged-with-perform-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/ssm-opp-two-novice-drivers-charged-with-perform-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"SSM OPP &#8211; Two Novice Drivers Charged with &#8216;Perform Stunt&#8217;"},"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>Two novice drivers were charged with stunt driving over the Easter weekend, after police observed them driving at excessively high speeds.<\/p>\n<p>On April 20, 2025, at approximately 12:15 a.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Goulais River, when they observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The cruiser&#8217;s radar was activated and registered a speed of 199 km\/hr in a posted 90 km\/hr zone.<\/p>\n<p>A traffic stop was conducted and, as a result, a 17-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drive motor vehicle &#8211; perform stunt (excessive speed)<\/li>\n<li>Driver fail to surrender licence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On April 20, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie OPP was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Goulais River, when they observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The cruiser&#8217;s radar was activated and registered a speed of 161 km\/hr in a posted 90 km\/hr zone.<\/p>\n<p>A traffic stop was conducted and, as a result, a 21-year-old from Aweres Township was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drive motor vehicle &#8211; perform stunt (excessive speed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both accused parties are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on May 7, 2025 in Sault Ste. Marie. The accused parties were issued 30-day licence suspensions, and their vehicles were impounded for 14 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two novice drivers were charged with stunt driving over the Easter weekend, after police observed them driving at excessively high speeds. 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