NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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A 23-year-old Scarborough woman is facing numerous charges including impaired driving after officers stopped a speeding, wrong-way vehicle in Cookstown.
On Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 at 2:18 a.m., an officer on patrol observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed westbound on Highway 89 east of Highway 400.
The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the vehicle accelerated westbound and entered the eastbound lanes. The vehicle continued driving on the wrong side of the road for more than 3 km which included two blind hills on Highway 89 between the 5th Sideroad and Highway 27.
A speed measurement of 122 km/h in a posted 50 km/h Community Safety Zone was obtained before the vehicle came to a stop at a red light at County Rd. 27 while still on the wrong side of the road.
The officer spoke with the female driver and detected an odour of marijuana and alcohol. A roadside breath test for alcohol was conducted. As a result of the test, the woman was arrested for over 80 and transported to North Division for further testing.
She was subsequently charged with the following offences:
- Dangerous driving
- Impaired driving by alcohol/drug
- Over 80 mgs
- Stunt driving
- Speeding
The accused was released with a January court date. Her licence was suspended for 90 days and her vehicle was impounded.
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