Peel cops put brakes on street racing with Project Speedbump
31 arrests, 53 criminal charges and 69 Highway Traffic Act Charges as part of a complex street-racing investigation.
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Police caught up to a reckless group of Greater Toronto Area speed demons, leading to 31 arrests, 53 criminal charges and 69 Highway Traffic Act Charges as part of a complex street-racing investigation.
Project Speedbump was launched by Peel Regional Police following a series of troubling street-racing incidents in November 2023.
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Their Road Safety Services Safer Roads Team monitored a large group of street racers (about 100-150 vehicles) that set up to race at multiple locations throughout the region on Nov. 18. The team identified numerous drivers allegedly committing various dangerous driving offences.
The next day, police claim many of the same street racers returned to the region to race and set up races on American Dr. in Mississauga.
Their dangerous driving behavior, police allege, led to a crash involving a Corvette and a BMW.
The Corvette driver, a 21-year-old man from Markham, was charged with several driving offences including dangerous operation, three counts of race a motor vehicle, and public mischief for providing a false statement.
Before the crash, police allege the BMW was seen street racing multiple times, resulting in the driver, a 19-year-old Toronto man, being charged with several driving offences including dangerous operation and race of a motor vehicle.
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Meanwhile, police said the other street-racing vehicles departed from this location following the crash and proceeded to set up to race on Hwy. 427 N. at Finch Ave. W. The vehicles parked along the live lanes of the highway and blocked all traffic for more than 25 minutes.
The vehicle occupants left their vehicles to watch the races on the highway. The Safer Roads Team identified and arrested some participants from that event.
The team identified numerous people involved in the Saturday and Sunday incidents, leading to the creation of Project Speedbump and the subsequent arrests and charges.
“Dangerous driving behaviors such as those which took place on Nov. 18 and 19, 2023, will be vigorously investigated, and the appropriate charges will be laid,” Road Safety Services Insp. Tim Nagtegaal said in a news release. “Where authorized, we will seize your car.”
“Peel Regional Police and our law enforcement partners are committed to making our roads safer for everyone,” he said. “As we look forward to warmer weather, we look forward to continuing our Joint Forces partnership to address street racing through Project Erase.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 905-453-2121, ext. 3750, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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