67 drivers charged with street racing in the GTA over the past week
67 drivers have had their vehicles impounded after being charged with street racing in the past seven days.
The drivers were all stopped throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) by officers with provincial police, according to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.
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Schmidt said the drivers will also receive a seven-day license suspension and a seven-day vehicle impound.
“What what is the hurry? Slow down,” he said.
67 drivers charged with street racing in the past 7 days in the #GTA.#7DayLicenceSuspension #7DayVehicleImpound
What is the hurry? #SlowDown pic.twitter.com/1LXycTJ6NP— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) April 8, 2019
Schmidt also said that 31 of these drivers were charged with street racing over the weekend.
One of these drivers also registered over two-times the legal limit of alcohol, said Schmidt.
Just a few of the 31 #StreetRacing vehicles impounded this weekend in the #GTA 🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎
One of these drivers also registered over 2X the legal limit of alcohol🤨 #ImpairedDriving #NotCool pic.twitter.com/puiCpsDWaM— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) April 7, 2019
Stay safe out there, Toronto.