The decision of a suspended driver to go for a spin, and to speed while doing it, didn’t go so well when he was pulled over for speeding, Nipissing West Ontario Provincial Police detachment reported today.
On Dec. 25 at 7:01 p.m., Nipissing West Detachment OPP report conducting a traffic stop of a vehicle travelling over the posted speed limited of 80 kilometres per hour on Highway 64 in the French River area.
“The driver of the vehicle provided a false identification to police and was arrested,” the detachment reported in a news release.
The OPP said further investigation revealed not only was the driver breaching court orders by driving and not only was there an outstanding warrant for his arrest, but also he was under a driving suspension at the time of the alleged offence and was facing charges for other multiple driving infractions.
The 41-year-old man from Noelville was charged with the following offences:
- Obstruct Peace Officer, contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
- Personation with intent to avoid arrest, prosecution or obstruct justice (Identity fraud), contrary to section 403(1)(d) of the CC
- Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court, contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the CC (two counts)
- Speeding 1 - 49 Km/h over posted limit, contrary to section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
- Fail to identify self, contrary to section 39.1(6) of the HTA
- Driving while under suspension, contrary to section 53(1) of the HTA
- Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle, contrary to section 7(5)(a) of the HTA
- Fail to have insurance card, contrary to section 3(1) of the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act
The man was held for bail court, then remanded back into custody with a scheduled date to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Dec. 30 in Sudbury.
