Waterloo woman caught on Hanlon using colour photocopies of State licence plates

NewsApr 20, 2017Guelph Mercury

A Waterloo woman is facing several charges and several thousand dollars worth of fines after police stopped her on the Hanlon Expressway and discovered colour photocopies of Massachusetts State licence plates on her vehicle in place of actual licence plates.

Wellington OPP made the discovery around 2 a.m. Sunday after stopping the 38-year-old's white Hyundai Santa-Fe.

While speaking with the woman, officers formed the opinion that she was under the influence of alcohol after spotting an open alcoholic beverage beside her. They conducted a roadside screening test that resulted in a warning.

Further investigation revealed the woman's driver's licence was suspended and the vehicle was not insured.

Police charged her with driving while suspended, failing to display two plates and failing to apply for a permit on becoming an owner, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

She was also charged with operating a motor vehicle without insurance and driving with open liquor.

She is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on May 17 to answer to the charges.

Fines for suspended drivers start at $1,000 and fines for owners caught operating a vehicle without insurance on a highway start at $5,000.

Waterloo woman caught on Hanlon using colour photocopies of State licence plates

NewsApr 20, 2017Guelph Mercury

A Waterloo woman is facing several charges and several thousand dollars worth of fines after police stopped her on the Hanlon Expressway and discovered colour photocopies of Massachusetts State licence plates on her vehicle in place of actual licence plates.

Wellington OPP made the discovery around 2 a.m. Sunday after stopping the 38-year-old's white Hyundai Santa-Fe.

While speaking with the woman, officers formed the opinion that she was under the influence of alcohol after spotting an open alcoholic beverage beside her. They conducted a roadside screening test that resulted in a warning.

Further investigation revealed the woman's driver's licence was suspended and the vehicle was not insured.

Police charged her with driving while suspended, failing to display two plates and failing to apply for a permit on becoming an owner, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

She was also charged with operating a motor vehicle without insurance and driving with open liquor.

She is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on May 17 to answer to the charges.

Fines for suspended drivers start at $1,000 and fines for owners caught operating a vehicle without insurance on a highway start at $5,000.

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Waterloo woman caught on Hanlon using colour photocopies of State licence plates

NewsApr 20, 2017Guelph Mercury

A Waterloo woman is facing several charges and several thousand dollars worth of fines after police stopped her on the Hanlon Expressway and discovered colour photocopies of Massachusetts State licence plates on her vehicle in place of actual licence plates.

Wellington OPP made the discovery around 2 a.m. Sunday after stopping the 38-year-old's white Hyundai Santa-Fe.

While speaking with the woman, officers formed the opinion that she was under the influence of alcohol after spotting an open alcoholic beverage beside her. They conducted a roadside screening test that resulted in a warning.

Further investigation revealed the woman's driver's licence was suspended and the vehicle was not insured.

Police charged her with driving while suspended, failing to display two plates and failing to apply for a permit on becoming an owner, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

She was also charged with operating a motor vehicle without insurance and driving with open liquor.

She is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on May 17 to answer to the charges.

Fines for suspended drivers start at $1,000 and fines for owners caught operating a vehicle without insurance on a highway start at $5,000.