(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – On November 27, 2020 at approximately 2:30 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Wellington Road 16 in the hamlet of Damascus.
The officer observed a southbound motor vehicle travelling at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 50 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 105 km/h.
April Lynn MESSAM, 18-year-old of Grand Valley has been charged with Racing a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The defendant is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Provincial Offences Court – Guelph on May 5, 2021. The vehicle and driver’s licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.