It’s a $490 ticket for a man who failed to stop for an Espanola police cruiser which was trying to catch another motorist in town. Police say the driver wouldn’t stop even though the cruiser had both its lights and siren on. When the driver and police officer got to the junction of Highway 17 and 6, the officer pulled up alongside him and told him to pull over. The man told the cop he didn’t see him, even though the officer was behind him for about a mile.
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Motorist nailed with hefty fine
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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