Two latest stunt-driving incidents show why Project ERASE is needed
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Published Aug 11, 2023 • Last updated Aug 12, 2023 • 1 minute read
A pair of recent stunt-driving incidents in Vaughan showed that not everyone is getting the message that speed kills.
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York Regional Police continue to try to put a stop to street racing, stunt driving and other high-risk driving behaviour through Project ERASE, an awareness and enforcement campaign operated jointly by police services across the country in partnership with the provincial government.
Two recent traffic stops highlighted why the campaign exists and ended with charges, licence suspensions and vehicles being impounded.
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The first incident, captured on video, happened on Aug. 3, when an officer saw two vehicles racing on Islington Ave. from Napa Valley Dr. in Vaughan. Police said the vehicles reached speeds of more than 130 km/h in a 60-km/h zone. Both vehicles were monitored until they could be stopped safely. Both drivers were charged with speeding and stunt driving and had their licences suspended for 30 days and their cars impounded for 14 days.
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The second incident, which was on Sunday, also happened in Vaughan and was likewise captured on video. An officer saw a black BMW driving at a high rate of speed in the Major Mackenzie Dr. W.-Pine Valley Dr. area. Cops said the vehicle reached a top speed of 162 km/h in a 60-km/hr zone.
The driver was stopped and his licence was suspended for 30 days, his vehicle was impounded for 14 days and he was charged with speeding and stunt driving.
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Throughout the summer as part of Project ERASE, York cops said that their helicopter, Air2, will continue to work with officers on the ground, watching for vehicles staging to race, vehicles travelling at excessive rates of speed and vehicles that do not meet safety standards.
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