26-05-2025
G1 driver facing charges after complaint about aggressive driving on Hwy. 417: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police say officers stopped a G1 driver on Hwy. 417 Monday morning after receiving a complaint about an aggressive driver on the highway. (OPP/X)
A G1 driver is facing charges for driving while prohibited after being spotted driving aggressively on Highway 417, according to police.
Ontario Provincial Police say police received a complaint Monday morning about an aggressive driver on the highway in Ottawa.
'Upon locating the vehicle, officers discovered the driver only had a G1 licence,' OPP Const. Michael Fathi said on X.
'The driver was also a suspended driver under the Criminal Code and required an ignition interlock.'
Police have impounded the vehicle 45 days.
Fathi says the driver is facing criminal charges for driving while prohibited under the Criminal Code, and 'multiple G1 driver violations charges.'
Under the Highway Traffic Act, G1 licence drivers are not allowed to drive on 400-series highways or high-seed expressways.
