Police cracking down on dangerous drivers in Mississauga plaza
CBC
Peel police are increasing their presence in a busy Mississauga plaza this weekend in their ongoing efforts to curb dangerous driving in the area.
Ridgeway Plaza, located at Eglinton Avenue W. and Ridgeway Drive, has been the subject of ongoing complaints by local residents and businesses.
Common offences include dangerous driving, stunt driving, unnecessary noise and disobeying road signs, police say. Large gatherings in the plaza are also a concern.
Last month, a motorcyclist died after colliding with a vehicle near the plaza.
"This is having a negative impact and a negative focus on the plaza," said Matt Mahoney, deputy mayor of Mississauga and councillor for Ward 8, where the plaza is located.
"Families don't want to go there, they don't want to bring their kids there. This has to stop."
Ridgeway Plaza can draw as many as 5,000 to 6,000 people at a time, Const. Tyler Bell told CBC Toronto. He said the plaza is surrounded by a large residential area in the north and east.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday afternoon, Peel police said they were increasing their presence in the plaza from Friday to Sunday to target offences under the Highway Traffic Act.
Close to midnight Friday, police said on X they had made more than 40 traffic stops and laid "even more charges," though they did not specify how many.
Multiple vehicles were impounded and "large disruptive crowds dispersed," the post said.
Among those apprehended Friday, Const. Tyler Bell said police caught a driver who was travelling 98 km/hr in a posted 50 km/hr zone.
The driver's licence was suspended and their vehicle was set to be towed, Bell said in a video posted on X.
Over the Labour Day weekend, Peel police conducted a similar project in Ridgeway Plaza in response to community concerns.
In a news release Sept. 5, police said nearly 60 officers were present in the area around the plaza during the Labour Day weekend, laying nearly 250 driving-related charges and seizing 14 vehicles.
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