A decision by Napanee judge, Geoff Griffen, may have put Ontario’s street racing law on hold.
In a recent case before him, Griffen ruled that the new street racing law was “unconstitutional.” The judge didn’t prevent police from handing out tickets but the move will put cases on hold pending an appeal by the crown. The province brought in stiffer fines and automatic suspensions of driver’s licences in 2007 in hopes of cracking down on dangerous driving. The maximum fine of 10-thousand dollars was the highest in Canada for street racing.