Hamilton Police Crack Down on Speed Demons

0:00Hamilton police crack down on reckless speed demons this week after three fatal crashes over the weekend claimed four lives in Steele Town. They targeted aggressive drivers hitting extreme speeds that endangered everyone on the road, issuing instant roadside penalties to yank the worst. Affenders off the streets right away. Officers pulled over multiple speeders, including a 36-year-old racing over 100 km per hour above the 70 limit on Wilson. Street West and Amcaster. Cater was a 17-year-old blasting 147 in a 70-zone on Centennial Parkway, claiming he was just mallbound, while a 27-year-old motorcycleist topped 55 over on Rhymau Road East and a 23-year-old hit 138 in an 80. Zone on the Red Hill Valley Parkway. These stops came amid public outrage over the deadly weekend wrecks, like two motorcycleist fatalities on April 17th, one near Rockton, and another in the southeast end, followed by a single car crash early Sunday on Claremont Drive that killed a male driver and female passenger.

1:05Police chief Frank Bergen stressed, these are just numbers, their straight-up life threats, with every driver rolling the dice on innocent lives. Affenders now face 30-day license suspensions, 14-day vehicle impounds, steep fines, to mayor points, and possible longer bans. Targeted blitzes will keep rolling to curb high-risk habits, reminding us road safeties on all of us, slow down, stay smart, and let's keep Hamilton's. Streets from turning into graveyards. You've been listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news.