(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA, ON) – On January 25, 2020, at approximately 9:00 a.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 6, north of Guelph. The officer observed a brown pick-up truck travelling above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 135 km/h.
As a result, Gerald William REININK, 31-years-old of Fergus has been charged with Racing a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The defendant is scheduled to appear in Guelph at the Ontario court of justice – Provincial Offences Court on April 1, 2020. Their vehicle and driver’s licence were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.