(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Saturday June 21, 2014, shortly after 10 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a fast moving GMC sierra pickup truck travelling east bound on Perth Line 93 north east of Palmerston.
The officer activated the police radar and determined that the truck was travelling 139 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. The driver of the truck displayed signs of impairment and was arrested.
Andrey GAWEL (65) of the Town of Minto has been charged with the Criminal Code if Canada offence “driving while ability impairedâ€Â, and with the Ontario Highway Traffic Act offence of “race a motor vehicleâ€Â. He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on August 06, 2014 to answer to these charges. His driver’s licence has been suspended for seven days and his truck was impounded for a week.