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Ottawa police launched their annual campaign for Operation Noisemaker on Friday night as a motorcyclist led police on a brief chase before being arrested.
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The motorcyclist was spotted near the intersection of Strandherd and Longfields after registering 123 km / h in the area of 70 km / h.
The driver refused to stop for the police, after which he tried to escape at a red light, but was stopped shortly afterwards.
The driver faces a long list of charges, including running away from police, resisting a police officer, dangerous driving, stunt driving and more.
It was one of two charges of driving cascades by police officers who set up observation posts on Strandherd Drive and Greenbank Road, Strandherd and Woodroffe Avenue and Merivale and Meadowlands.
20 speeding tickets were issued, as well as three red traffic light stops and several other HTA violations.
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This is Noisemaker’s third annual operation and there is a new opportunity for residents to help police deal with dangerous speeding, stunting and excessive noise.
While dangerous driving, which poses an immediate threat, must be reported to 911, people can file online reports to help employees get in place and at times when they can do the most to improve road safety. said police.
Previously, the reports had to be linked to a specific incident.
The information is also being used by road officials to “track” drivers who regularly violate speed limits, police said.
Ottawa police stop an average of 10 stuntmen a week. They face a 14-day seizure of a vehicle and a 30-day suspension of driving and fines of up to $ 10,000 for a sentence.
During the 2021 edition of Project Noisemaker, stunt driving fees doubled to 157 out of 78 in 2020. Police imposed nearly 1,200 speeding charges and 175 improper pot charges last year.
In Ontario, stunt driving involves driving 50 km / h or more above the speed limit or 40 km / h or more above the speed limit on roads with a speed limit below 80 km / h.
-With files from Megan Gillis
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