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Man has car impounded after racing charge laid

KAWARTHA LAKES-An officer from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment of the OPP was conducting speed enforcement on Monck Road in the area of Head Lake on September 26th.

At approximately 11:05 am, a traffic stop was initiated of a luxury sports car allegedly travelling 115 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. As a result the driver, 61 year old Peter Scrivens of Ottawa was charged with Race a Motor Vehicle contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) and Drive a Motor Vehicle With No Current Validation on Plates.

The accused’s motor vehicle was impounded for 7 days and his driver’s licence was suspended for 7 days.

 

 

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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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