'Sovereign citizen' without insurance among OPP one of several

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Published Oct 19, 2024 • 1 minute read

A self-described “sovereign citizen” learned Friday night that traffic rules apply to everyone.

OPP said in a release Saturday that officers were alerted by their automated license plate recognition (ALPR) camera that the driver’s license plate had expired.

When stopped, the “sovereign citizen” failed to provide proof of a drivers licence or insurance for their vehicle.

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They now face a minimum $5,000 fine for not having insurance.

Meanwhile, the driver of another vehicle was caught doing 170 km/h on Hwy 417 headed to a bar.

The driver had already been drinking alcohol and registered a warning range suspension.

In addition, there was no insurance on their vehicle.

They now face upwards of $7,000 in fines between the stunt-driving and no insurance charges.

In another case, the driver of a pickup truck was stopped after the ALPR notified officers that the registered owner was a suspended driver.

Police confirmed that the registered owner was driving the truck.

That driver was on a 90-day suspension as a result of an impaired driving charge the previous week.

The driver had just picked up the truck from the impound yard, police said.

“Back to the impound it goes for another seven days,” police said in the release on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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