York Regional Police (YRP) released a new video on Wednesday that shows the disregard a motorist had for the safety of others, caught on camera doing donuts and speeding along busy roads, as they announced a crackdown on stunt driving and streeting race.
This is part of Project ERASE, a campaign to educate drivers about the dangers of speeding.
Insp. Ian Hill told a news conference that YRP made 74 arrests in connection with street racing and stunt driving in 2021.
Of those arrests, nearly 70 were part of Project Takeover, a probe into organized stunt driving in the Greater Toronto Area.
"We are all well aware of the devastating carnage resulting from speeding and dangerous operation of motor vehicles. We've all seen the horrific pictures of mangled cars and a tragic loss of life caused by the foolish and dangerous activity," Hill said. "What we don't often see are the broken families and the heartache that carry with them for the rest of their lives.
"The reality is street racing and dangerous driving is illegal and has no place on our roadways or highways."
✅Donuts in the parking lot
— York Regional Police (@YRP) May 25, 2022
✅Passing cars on the on-ramp
✅Driving 200 km/h on the highway shoulder
✅Removing his license plates
❌Evading arrest by @YRP Air2 and Canine Units
This 19-year-old with the need for speed put hundreds of lives at risk on May 12. pic.twitter.com/hrLPbny1Wu
The video released by YRP is from their Air2 helicopter of an incident that happened on May 12 and shows a driver doing donuts in a parking lot and then speeding on a highway, sometimes at 200 km/h on the shoulder and sections of road under construction.
The driver is arrested not long after the vehicle pulls into an underground parking garage at a townhouse complex.
A 19-year-old man was charged with multiple offences.
Banner image: York Regional Police launched their Project Erase campaign on Wednesday
