Canadian Police Officer Charged for "Street Racing" in Police Cruiser While on Duty
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer in the Canadian province of Ontario has been charged with “Street Racing” in her police cruiser while on duty.
The officer was charged with the offense after she was stopped by a Bryant County OPP officer on Highway 403, west of Toronto. Det. Const. Heidi Fischer was clocked going 165 km/h (103 mph) in a 100 km/r (62 mph) zone.
Det. Const. Fischer was not racing another car, but according to “street racing” legislation passed in 2007 by the Ontario Provincial Government, anyone caught going more than 50 km/h over the posted speed limit can be charged with a new street racing offense.
“The subsequent investigation found that the officer was not within the lawful execution of her duties at the time,” police said.
Her license was suspended for seven days and the OPP unmarked vehicle was impounded for seven days. Det. Const. Fischer is due to appear in court in March where things could get much worse for her. Upon conviction, she could face a maximum fine of $10,000 and a license suspension of 2 years. (Repeat offenders can face a license suspension for up to 10 years).
And we though Canada was full of socialists, not Nazis.
This is not the first time a police officer in the province of Ontario has been charged under the new legislation either. OPP Constable Lloyd Tapp was charged last year on Highway 35-115, southwest of Peterborough. Constable Michael Deyell, is recovering from injuries suffered during a late-night collision with two horses on a highway, also near Peterborough. Const. Deyell was also charged last year after allegedly exceeding the posted limit by more than 60 km/h when he hit two horses on another highway near Peterborough.
These aren’t the most bizzare cases either. According to CanadianDriver.com a garbage truck was busted for street racing last year.
[Source: The Toronto Star & National Post]
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Two ways of looking at it. Are police officers above the law. NO! However, in all cases, including those involving citizens, discretion is allowed for traffic violations. Only the O.P.P. under the Fantino regime would be moronic enough to charge a fellow officer with a speeding infraction not involving an accident. Guess the officer that dinged her and the one that nailed the Durham guy will be very popular in the rank and file.NOT!!!! A little chilly in the lunch room, perhaps. Yes, the public is happy to hear it, but it is like working at G.M. and ratting out the guy putting wheel nuts on next to you for taking an extra coffee break. Against the rules, yah. Smart. No. Then again, look who is in charge of the O.P.P.
OPP is much more decent than Toronto police for example .. TO police is disaster