Helicopter video captures driver going 180 KMH on highway shoulder

A driver who was captured on helicopter surveillance video doing donuts and driving 180 km/h on a highway shoulder earlier this month is just one of many reckless driving incidents police say they are seeing in York Region.

Now, police say they are launching an anti-street racing blitz that will work with other police agencies in the Greater Toronto Area to crack down on stunt driving and street racing.

In the video, which York police released on Wednesday, investigators say a 19-year-old driver can be seen on May 12, driving a car without licence plates and doing donuts in an industrial area near Highway 7 and the rail yard in Vaughan.

The man can then be seen driving 180 km/h on the shoulder of Highway 400 and allegedly performing manoeuvres to escape police. He eventually pulls into a condo parking garage on Baker Hill Boulevard and runs off before he is caught by officers and taken into custody.

On Wednesday, York police announced they will be launching an anti-street racing blitz that will use the force's helicopter to help officers on the ground watch for vehicles preparing to race, as well as vehicles "travelling at excessive rates of speed and vehicles that do not meet safety standards."

York Police Insp. Ian Hill said excessive speed continues to be a major factor in many fatal collisions in the region.

"Utilizing helicopters, unmarked vehicles and the deployment of specially trained officers, our mission is to change this aggressive and dangerous driver behaviour," Hill said at the launch of the project in Stouffville, Ont. Wednesday.
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