Two separate stunt driving charges laid over the past week

The Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment has charged a pair of drivers with stunt driving after two separate traffic stops on County Road 10 last week.

•A traffic officer was conducting radar in the 3300 block of County Road 10 Nov. 26 at approximately 4:50 p.m. Police say at that time, the officer observed a vehicle allegedly travelling 104 km/hr in the posted 60 km/hr community safety zone. The officer conducted a vehicle stop and identified the involved 20-year-old male driver. Police say the male was charged with stunt driving and failing to surrender a valid permit for the vehicle. The vehicle was subsequently towed from the scene, police add.

•An officer was conducting radar in the 3300 block of County Road 10 Nov. 27 at approximately 4:45 p.m. where police say, at that time, the officer observed a vehicle allegedly travelling 107 km/hr in the posted 60 km/hr community safety zone. The officer conducted a vehicle stop and identified the involved 32-year-old female driver. The female was charged with stunt driving. The vehicle was subsequently towed from the scene.

Gas main, vehicle struck

Officers attended a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Front Road North and Kingsbridge Dr. Nov. 25 at approximately 12:05 p.m. According to police one vehicle, being operated by a 75-year-old female, reportedly left the marked lane and collided with an oncoming vehicle. This vehicle then continued onto a front lawn and struck a gas main. 

Police say it was determined that the involved driver had suffered a medical episode causing the collision. No injuries were suffered by either driver, both cleared by attending EMS. The vehicles were towed from the scene. No charges were laid.

Suspicious vehicle

Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Ironwood Dr. for a report of a suspicious vehicle. The call came in Nov. 26 at approximately 7 p.m.

Police say the vehicle was located by the officer, who followed it west on County Road 10. It is alleged that after the license plates were checked, that it did not belong on the vehicle they were attached to. Police add the officer conducted a vehicle stop at Front Road and County Road 10. The involved driver, a 23-year-old male, also allegedly failed to provide proof of valid insurance. As a result, he was charged with Use plate not authorized under the Highway Traffic Act and Owner Operate- No Insurance under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act. The involved vehicle was towed from the scene. 

RIDE program

Windsor police announced via social media that RIDE programs were set up around Windsor and Amherstburg last Friday.

The Windsor Police Service Traffic Enforcement Unit conducted the RIDE program and stopped and checked 174 vehicles and administered two roadside tests. One three-day suspension was issued. 

In advance of the RIDE program, police say officers issued 51 tickets for various traffic violations, including speeding, distracted driving (cellphone use), and other offences.

—All information courtesy of the Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment

Two separate stunt driving charges laid over the past week