Windsor police lay 4 stunt driving charges in one day

Windsor police charged fourdrivers with stunt driving on the same day earlier this week.

Three of them were going well over the speed limit on a 60km/h zonein South Windsor.

Thosethree vehicles which according to police were going120 km/h,136 km/hand 114 km/h were stopped on Wednesday by anofficer who was monitoring traffic, police said in a media release on Thursday.

Another officer watching traffic in the area of Wyandotte Street East caught a driver who wastopping 100 in a 50km/h zone, police said.

The police service said each of the four drivers wasissued a summons for stunt driving. Their licences were immediately suspended and their vehicles impounded, for a week.

"One of the drivers had received a speeding ticket just two days prior during a separate traffic occurrence," the police service said.

The police service said driving at excessive speeds puts lives at risk.

"Many fatal collisions are a direct result of speed. All drivers have a shared responsibility to keep our roadways safe," the media release stated.

Earlier this week, CBC Windsor reported on what residents said was a problem with cars racing on streets and highways, particularly in South Windsor.

Somesaid they were woken up at night by engines roaring, and expressed concerns about enforcement and safety.