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CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Suspended G1 driver charged again for driving alone in northern Ont.
Thunder Bay police charged a suspended G1 driver for driving alone when their licence was suspended for previously driving unaccompanied. A novice driver in Thunder Bay is facing new charges after allegedly being caught driving alone with a suspended G1 licence – in what would mark at least the second time they have been stopped for the same offence. Thunder Bay Police Service traffic unit An undated image of a Thunder Bay Police Service traffic unit vehicle. (Thunder Bay Police Service/Facebook) Police confirmed in a brief telephone interview with CTV News that the incident occurred last week but did not release further details. In a social media post on Sunday, the Thunder Bay Police Service said that the driver was pulled over while unaccompanied, despite already being under suspension for a prior charge of driving alone with a G1 licence. New charges include driving unaccompanied with a G1 licence and driving under suspension. The vehicle was impounded for seven days, and the driver faces a future court appearance with, according to police, a minimum $1,000 fine and a six-month licence suspension for driving while suspended. Under Ontario's graduated licensing system, G1 drivers must be accompanied by a fully licensed driver with at least four years of experience and cannot drive between midnight and 5 a.m. Repeat violations can lead to escalating penalties, including fines and extended suspensions. 'These rules are in place to ensure drivers are competent and safe before being alone on the road,' the police service said in its post.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Dodge Challenger Fleeing Police Rides The Wall
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Running from police is stupid, but this suspect in a Dodge Challenger does something even dumber and pays the price. He doesn't just run from his local police but instead tests out Georgia State Patrol, who are notorious for pitting out fleeing cars at high speeds. It's a horrible the dashcam footage, a trooper sits in his blacked out car on the side of a highway in the Savannah area, looking for speeders. He gets a hit with a gray Dodge Challenger going 88 mph. for most people, that means pulling over and taking a ticket, then doing online traffic school. But once the driver sees the trooper behind him with his lights going, instead of pulling over he floors it. In no time he's going 134 mph and weaving through traffic, obviously trying to lose the cop. Usually, when this happens the suspect either has warrants for his arrest or has drugs in the car. As the suspect exits the highway and takes to city surface streets the danger soars. After all, with intersections, narrower roads, and regular citizens traveling slower, the risk of a serious accident multiplies drastically. The trooper at one point has a close call with one innocent motorist. As he's blasting down a straightaway, trying to keep up with the Challenger, two cars are in the left lane. The trooper is in the right, lights and sirens active, when the lead car suddenly decides to go into the right lane, probably after hearing the approaching siren. Thankfully, the trooper is able to squeeze past, but the move almost caused a serious accident. When the GSP trooper finally catches up with the fleeing Dodge, it's on a larger road with a concrete wall in the median. The trooper wastes no time pitting the suspect out, sending the Challenger into the wall backwards as it bounces against it repeatedly, almost like the muscle car is doing some weird dance. Don't run from Georgia troopers – that's the lesson. Sure enough, according to the trooper's report, there was an illicit substance in the Mopar. By running from police instead of just pulling over, the kid made things even worse. Image via State Boyzzz/YouTube Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
California Police Hit Speeding Porsches With 34 Tickets In One Stop
Read the full story on The Auto Wire California Highway Patrol sure is busy these days, with an officer stopping two speeding Porsches, giving out 34 tickets between them. That might sound excessive, but CHP was so proud of what its officer did, the law enforcement agency posted pictures on its social media to CHP, the two Porsche 911s were speeding through a construction zone in Santa Curz County. We don't know how fast they were going because CHP apparently didn't find that relevant to post, but it might help us understand how two drivers could get 34 citations in a single traffic stop. However, if you zoom in on the pile of tickets, you can see the top one says at least one of the Porsches was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. That's not criminal in California. For speeding to turn into a felony, the driver needs to be doing over 100 mph or doubling the posted speed limit. But the CHP officer found plenty of other violations to hit both Porsche drivers with. We're also a little surprised if CHP is handing out that many tickets the cars weren't seized. After all, citations are a great source of revenue for law enforcement, but let's be honest, impounding vehicles is an even more lucrative way to shake down the citizenry. In a separate incident a few days before, CHP once again on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County nailed five Corvettes at once for speeding. At least one of them was going over 65 mph in a 55 mph zone. The law enforcement agency was very proud of this other multi-vehicle stop. If you're living in or traveling through Santa Cruz County, just beware CHP is patrolling Highway 1 heavily and is eager to hand out citations. Images via CHP – Santa Cruz/Facebook Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
BreakingNews.ie
5 days ago
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Garda denies 22 counts of perverting course of justice over road traffic offences
When gardaí carried out checks of persons stopped for traffic violations on the Garda 'PULSE' computer records system, they were satisfied these individuals had produced their insurance documents, however, in fact, they were not insured, a court heard. Evidence is continuing in the trial of a Limerick Garda who is accused of 'sorting out' potential prosecutions for motorists who were stopped by gardaí and found without their driving license or motor insurance details/certificates. Advertisement Tom Flavin, (51), with an address in west County Limerick, has pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of perverting the course of justice. Mr Flavin's trial is being heard before judge Colin Daly and a jury of eight men and four women at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. Several Garda prosecution witnesses called by the prosecution gave evidence of stopping vehicles in various parts of the country and requesting the motorist to produce their driving licence and insurance details. When the driver was not able to do this at the side of the road, they were given the opportunity to nominate a Garda station where they would produce their documents within ten days. All the drivers, who were living in or near Rathkeale, nominated their local station. Advertisement The Garda witnesses said that, later, where they checked PULSE, they believed documents had been produced. However, the court heard that some of the motorists were not insured, and they subsequently pleaded guilty and were convicted of driving without insurance. One of the Garda witnesses said they had checked with an insurance company about one of the motorists, and were informed the company did not have a policy for the driver. The Garda witnesses agreed under cross examination by Mr Flavin's barrister, senior counsel Mark Nicholas with barrister Amy Nix, instructed by solicitor Dan O'Gorman, that, while they had satisfied themselves, from checking the PULSE system that documents had been produced, they did not actually know what had been produced at the garda station, nor did they know who had received the documents. Sergeant Martin Egan, Policy Enforcement Unit of Road Traffic Legislation, An Garda Siochana, told the court that Gardai, who receive motorists documents following a traffic stop, are expected to enter the insurance and licence details into PULSE via the computer records 'DLIP' Driving licence Insurance Production feature. Advertisement Sergeant Egan agreed with senior prosecution counsel Fiona Murphy that the PULSE system 'automatically' notes or records the identity of a Garda who enters information into PULSE. In her opening address to the jury last Tuesday, Ms Murphy, with Maddie Grant BL, instructed by solicitor Lisa O'Reilly, office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, said allegations of wrongdoing surfaced against Mr Flavin when he was serving out of Rathkeale Garda Station, in respect of a number of traffic stops on roads around the country, on dates between November 2016 and September 2018. 'Information came to light concerning a Garda allegedly engaged in sorting out driving insurance detections for individuals - that Garda was Tom Flavin,' Ms Murphy alleged. Mr Flavin is charged that, on the above dates, he did an act, namely to enter or cause to be entered, certain information on the Garda PULSE system, which had a tendency or was intended to pervert the course of justice in respect of the prosecution of named persons for the offence of driving without insurance. Advertisement Ms Murphy said the prosecution's case was that Tom Flavin allegedly entered details into PULSE relating to persons motor insurance certificates 'which suggested they were in order, when they weren't'. Ms Murphy said the jury would hear allegations that 'alterations' were made to the information being input into the PULSE system, and that the prosecution would show that 'Tom Flavin made these entries'. He told the jury that when a garda is logged into the PULSE system they automatically leave a 'digital footprint'. She said the prosecution would produce 'CCTV and phone evidence which would corroborate' these allegations. Ms Murphy told the jury that Mr Flavin was entitled to the presumption of innocence unless the jury otherwise found that the allegations against him were proved 'beyond a reasonable doubt'. Advertisement Ireland Donegal farmer who broke man's eye socket avoids j... Read More The prosecution barrister said the 'burden of proof' lies with the prosecution, and that Mr Flavin does not have to prove anything. She said the jury were 'not entitled to speculate' in the case, and they must only consider evidence heard in court when reaching a verdict. Judge Colin Daly issued a warning to the jury members 'not to conduct your own investigations' into anyone involved in the trial; to avoid media coverage of the trial; and not to discuss the case with anyone outside of the jury. The trial is continuing at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
41 suspected drunk drivers arrested in Harris County Pct. 4 over Memorial Day weekend
The Brief 41 people were arrested and charged with DWI in Harris County Pct. 4, according to county officials. Deputies say tests were administered on each person, and law enforcement discovered they were all intoxicated, according to Harris County Pct. 4. Nine of the 41 had at least one prior conviction for DWI. HOUSTON - Over Memorial Day weekend, Harris County deputies conducted an impaired driver initiative to proactively reduce the number of DWI-related offenses and fatal crashes within the Precinct 4 boundaries. Big picture view Over the long weekend, 41 people were arrested on charges of DWI. Deputies say the suspects were each stopped for traffic violations and each displayed several signs of intoxication. Deputies say tests were administered on each person, and law enforcement discovered they were all intoxicated, according to Harris County Pct. 4. Five of the 41 people arrested have been charged with DWI Third Offense: Paula Bruner, Armando Dehuma, Fernando Rodriguez, Daniel Tam and Rayumond Mazon. Charles Zayadeth, Cory Jackson, Adam Frank and Nashon Ondiek were charged with DWI 2nd offense. Kayla Wilson and Joshua Rivas were also charged with unlawful carry of a weapon. Ryan Hon was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. What they're saying "All suspects were arrested and booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with driving while intoxicated. Drinking and driving is not tolerated in Precinct 4. If you choose to drive drunk, you choose to go to jail," said Constable Mark Herman in a news release., The Source Information in this article is from the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 office.
