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OPP Sends Message To Aggressive Young Racers

A 19-year-old Windsor man has been charged with racing a motor vehicle by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Essex County.

Police say on Tuesday, a vehicle was stopped on Essex Concession 4 travelling at more than 80 km/hr over the 60 km/hr speed limit.

His driver's licence has been seized and the vehicle impounded for seven days.

Two more men were caught stunt driving locally last week and charged.

A 24-year-old from Windsor was clocked at 130 km/hr in the 80 km/hr construction zone on Hwy. 401 near Bloomfield Rd. in Chatham.

A 22-year-old from Toronto is also charged with racing a motor vehicle after he was caught blowing by an OPP cruiser on Hwy. 401 near the Belle River Rd. exit in Lakeshore at more than 190 km/hr.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.