The OPP reports a couple of vehicles were recently stopped on Highway 11 in the Powassan area, and the drivers charged with speeding.
A traffic stop in South Himsworth resulted in police charging a 24-year-old resident of Midland with Highway Traffic Act and cannabis-related counts. This after police say a vehicle was spotted travelling at 144 kilometres per hour in a posted 100 km/h zone.
In the other traffic stop, a 27-year-old driver from B.C. was charged after the OPP says a tractor trailer was clocked going 133 kilometres per hour in a posted 100 km/h zone.
Along with the driver being charged, the company has been charged with allowing a commercial vehicle without a working speed-limiting system to operate in Ontario.
POWASSAN OPP – SUSPENDED DRIVER FACING SEVERAL CHARGES
On August 22, 2024, the #NorthBayOPP stopped a red pick up truck with three occupants on Highway 11 N, South Himsworth Township for travelling 144 kilometres per hour (km/h) in a posted 100 km/h zone. Through further… pic.twitter.com/L97odrXOaa— OPP North East Region (@OPP_NER) August 27, 2024
NORTH BAY OPP STOP COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SPEEDING#NorthBayOPP stopped a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV), Tractor Trailer Unit on Highway 11, Powassan for travelling 133 kilometres per hour (km/h) in a posted 100 km/h zone. As a result of this traffic stop the operator and… pic.twitter.com/s9rQXESqUR
— OPP North East Region (@OPP_NER) August 27, 2024
