Occurrence #: N/A
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2014 – 10:00pm
During the late evening hours of June 26, 2014, a Barrie Police Traffic Unit officer was parked in the area of King Street when he observed a motorcycle traveling along the roadway at a high rate of speed with no lights on. The officer determined that the motorcycle was travelling at 97km/h in a 50km/h zone.
The motorcycle was stopped and it was determined that the 17yr old driver with an M2 licence was recording his high speed ride on his GoPro video camera.
The driver was charged with speeding and improper headlights.