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This was reported today in the Ottawa Citizen. Gatineau is like a suburb of Ottawa. 203km/h = 126mph
Police charge Gatineau man after 203-km/h 'test drive'
Vito Pilieci
The Ottawa Citizen
Thursday, September 15, 2005
A 20-year-old Gatineau man has been charged after police say they clocked him at 203 kilometres an hour on Highway 416 in a borrowed car that he was taking for a test drive.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the man was heading south near the Fallowfield Road exit on Monday, Aug. 22 around 8:30 p.m. when he was spotted.
Police gave chase, their emergency lights flashing, in a bid to get the driver of the car to slow down and pull over.
The man exited the highway and pulled over at a car dealership, where he was caught.
The vehicle he was driving was seized by police and returned to the dealership it came from.
Charged with speeding is Jad Jarawan.
Mr. Jarawan said yesterday he wished the situation had never happened. "I could have been in an accident, I could have killed someone. I am really aware of the stupid act that I have done," he said. "I mean, I am going to test drive a car and I am doing 200?"
"I know that's stupid," Mr. Jarawan said. "It's ridiculous. I was thinking about it afterwards and I was saying, 'Why would I drive that fast?' "
Mr. Jarawan was test driving a Lexus IS 300 he had borrowed from Tony Graham Lexus Toyota. The car is valued at around $44,000. It has three-litre, six-cylinder engine that cranks out in excess of 220 horsepower.
"The car is very fast," said Mr. Jarawan. " You have to test drive a car to see if the car drives well. You don't have to go to 200 (km/h) to see if the car drives well."
In his defence, Mr. Jarawan said that the car rode so well that he was unaware of how fast he was actually going.
No stranger to speed, Mr. Jarawan said he has had speeding tickets in the past. But none in the province of Ontario.
He currently owns a Nissan sport sedan and a Suzuki GSXR sports motorcycle.
He said he felt proud when he went to renew his driver's licence a couple weeks ago and had no speeding infractions on his record. "I thought I had learned my lesson, but... ."
He said he was considering buying the car before the incident, but now he just plans to "pay off his ticket."
Mr. Jarawan will appear in an Ottawa traffic court on Oct. 28 to face the speeding charges. If convicted, he faces a maximum fine of more than $1,000.
Mr. Jarwan's speeding incident was documented as part of the OPP's regular report on speeders in Ottawa. The report listed some of the speeding charges handed out between June and August.
Other highlights: a driver fined $604.50 and given a 15-day licence suspension for travelling 162 km/h on the Queensway near Pinecrest Road; another man clocked at 162 km/h on Highway 416 near Fallowfield Road received a $604.50 fine and a 30-day suspension.
In July and August, police issued more than 30 tickets for speeders clocked at more than 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in and around Ottawa, the report said.
Police charge Gatineau man after 203-km/h 'test drive'
Vito Pilieci
The Ottawa Citizen
Thursday, September 15, 2005
A 20-year-old Gatineau man has been charged after police say they clocked him at 203 kilometres an hour on Highway 416 in a borrowed car that he was taking for a test drive.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the man was heading south near the Fallowfield Road exit on Monday, Aug. 22 around 8:30 p.m. when he was spotted.
Police gave chase, their emergency lights flashing, in a bid to get the driver of the car to slow down and pull over.
The man exited the highway and pulled over at a car dealership, where he was caught.
The vehicle he was driving was seized by police and returned to the dealership it came from.
Charged with speeding is Jad Jarawan.
Mr. Jarawan said yesterday he wished the situation had never happened. "I could have been in an accident, I could have killed someone. I am really aware of the stupid act that I have done," he said. "I mean, I am going to test drive a car and I am doing 200?"
"I know that's stupid," Mr. Jarawan said. "It's ridiculous. I was thinking about it afterwards and I was saying, 'Why would I drive that fast?' "
Mr. Jarawan was test driving a Lexus IS 300 he had borrowed from Tony Graham Lexus Toyota. The car is valued at around $44,000. It has three-litre, six-cylinder engine that cranks out in excess of 220 horsepower.
"The car is very fast," said Mr. Jarawan. " You have to test drive a car to see if the car drives well. You don't have to go to 200 (km/h) to see if the car drives well."
In his defence, Mr. Jarawan said that the car rode so well that he was unaware of how fast he was actually going.
No stranger to speed, Mr. Jarawan said he has had speeding tickets in the past. But none in the province of Ontario.
He currently owns a Nissan sport sedan and a Suzuki GSXR sports motorcycle.
He said he felt proud when he went to renew his driver's licence a couple weeks ago and had no speeding infractions on his record. "I thought I had learned my lesson, but... ."
He said he was considering buying the car before the incident, but now he just plans to "pay off his ticket."
Mr. Jarawan will appear in an Ottawa traffic court on Oct. 28 to face the speeding charges. If convicted, he faces a maximum fine of more than $1,000.
Mr. Jarwan's speeding incident was documented as part of the OPP's regular report on speeders in Ottawa. The report listed some of the speeding charges handed out between June and August.
Other highlights: a driver fined $604.50 and given a 15-day licence suspension for travelling 162 km/h on the Queensway near Pinecrest Road; another man clocked at 162 km/h on Highway 416 near Fallowfield Road received a $604.50 fine and a 30-day suspension.
In July and August, police issued more than 30 tickets for speeders clocked at more than 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in and around Ottawa, the report said.
