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CTV News
6 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Impaired ‘N' driver caught speeding 174 km/h on Vancouver Island highway: police
A Saanich Police motorcycle is seen in this image handed out by the department. Saanich Police say they caught a new driver speeding excessively on Pat Bay Highway in the early hours of Thursday morning. Just before 3 a.m., a patrol officer's laser readings showed the vehicle was travelling 174 km/h in an 80 km/h zone, in the 4000 block of the highway. Police say the driver didn't stop and continued to speed south before turning off at Vernon Avenue. 'Our officer did not pursue the vehicle but did circulate through the Carey Road area and located the vehicle parked on a dead-end side street,' a Friday news release from the Saanich Police Department reads. 'The driver was ordered out of the vehicle and taken into custody.' The driver was also impaired and failed a breath test, police allege. He was handed a 90-day driving prohibition and had his vehicle impounded for 30 days, according to police. The driver also received tickets for failing to display an 'N' decal and for excessive speeding. He was later released from custody and the department says it will recommend criminal charges of flight from police and impaired driving.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- BBC News
Driving ban for Stoke-on-Trent councillor who refused breath test
A councillor who failed to give a breath test when asked to by police has been banned from driving for 12 Kelsall - a former Stoke-on-Trent Conservative councillor who now sits as an independent - represents the Hanford, Newstead and Trentham was charged with the offence of "failing to provide a specimen for analysis – vehicle driver" following an incident in Etruria on 5 December 2024, police was sentenced after a trial at Derby Justice Centre on Thursday. Kelsall's disqualification could be reduced by three months if she satisfactorily completes a course approved by the secretary of state by 21 December, the court said. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CTV News
10-05-2025
- CTV News
Ottawa OPP says impaired driver clocks 193 km/h on Hwy.417
An Ottawa driver is facing charges after being stopped for going nearly 100 km/h over the speed limit on Highway 417 Friday morning. Police say the driver was stopped after clocking 193 km/h at 8 a.m. on the highway near Moodie Drive. 'Investigation revealed that the driver had been consuming alcohol, and they were taken back to the detachment for a breath test. The driver registered nearly three times the legal limit,' the OPP said in a news release Friday. The 42-year-old man has been charged with dangerous operation, operation while impaired, mischief, stunt driving and improper use of High Occupancy Vehicle lane. He's also facing a 90-day licence suspension and a 14-day vehicle impoundment. He's scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
