(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) - A Guelph driver has been charged after being caught driving over double the posted speed limit through a community safety zone.
On October 21, 2025, at approximately 12:00 am, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive patrol on Wellington Road 7 in Ponsonby, when they found a driver to be travelling 60 + km/h over the posted speed limit through a community safety zone.
As a result of the investigation, a 20-year-old from Guelph, is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:
- Drive Motor Vehicle - Perform Stunt - Excessive Speed - Community Safety Zone
- Careless Driving - Community Safety Zone
- Speeding - Community Safety Zone
Anyone charged with ‘drive motor vehicle - perform stunt’ receives a 14-day vehicle impoundment and a 30-day driver’s licence suspension as per statute
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Provincial Court of Justice - Guelph on a later date.