OPP Officer Loses Licence
26 year old rookie OPP officer charged with racing after a crash in Mount Forest.
(Mount Forest) - A rookie Wellington OPP officer has been charged with racing.
The Western Region OPP Traffic Unit laid the charge after investigating a crash in Mount Forest on Friday morning.
Police say the officer was operating a fully marked cruiser when he failed to negotiate a turn onto Industrial Drive and drove into a wooded area.
The officer was not hurt, but the cruiser sustained significant damage.
26 year old Ellision Catuira is charged with racing.
He has been with Wellington OPP for nine months and holds the rank of Probationary Constable.
Catuira is now assigned to administrative duties before he appears in court on November 21st.
His licence has also been suspended for seven days.
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