suspended driver nabbed by automated licence plate recognition camera
police found the driver was prohibited from driving under the criminal code and the vehicle was not insured
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a driver faces a number of charges after he was stopped by opp when plate readers indicated his licence had expired.
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a 38-year-old ottawa man faces a number of charges after opp officers learned the registered owner of the vehicle in front of them was a suspended driver. police stopped the driver shortly after 3 p.m. on saturday after they received a notification from an automated licence plate recognition camera that the registered owner of the vehicle was suspended.
police found the driver was prohibited from driving under the criminal code and the vehicle was not insured.
the driver has been charged with operation of a vehicle while prohibited, obstructing a peace officer and operating a vehicle without insurance.
the car was also impounded for 45 days.
opp in the eastern ontario region also used the camera technology to identify two other drivers whose licences were expired. neither driver had insurance and one driver was unlicensed.
the minimum penalty for driving without insurance is $5,000, say opp.
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