A 26-year-old Toronto man faces a series of charges after allegedly participating in more than a dozen illegal street races and dangerous driving incidents across the GTA over an eight-month period.
York Regional Police say members of the Office of Road Safety have launched an investigation into the suspect after receiving information about a number of organized racing events.
Investigators say they finally determined that the same person participated in more than a dozen street races in the York region, the Peel region and the city of Toronto between August 2021 and March of this year. year.
One suspect was arrested on June 1 and charged with 17 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, 10 of driving acrobatics and two counts of mourning.
Police say the charges were related to the closure of streets for illegal racing.
“Aggressive driving and street racing are dangerous and illegal activities that put innocent people at risk of injury or death. The real goal may be court, fines, imprisonment, confiscation of vehicles, loss of driving privileges or, worse, hospital or morgue, “police warned in a press release. “Street runners put themselves and unsuspecting road users at risk of death or serious injury when they decide to disobey traffic laws and drive without proper care and control and without regard to public safety.
The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Farhan Chowdhury.
Police say his arrest is part of a crackdown on dangerous driving known as the ERASE Project.