Charges laid after e-bike violations in Kingsville

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One person is facing multiple charges after an incident involving an electric bicycle in Kingsville, provincial police say.

OPP saw an e-bike travelling at high speed and failing to stop at stop signs at Queen Street and Stewart Street, and at Stewart Street and Division Street, at about 3:30 p.m. on May 1.

Police later found the driver at a business on Wigle Avenue, where he had previously been issued a trespass notice.

A 47 year old from Kingsville, was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code, the Highway Traffic Act and the Trespass to Property Act.

The charges include failing or refusing to comply with a demand, two counts of disobeying a stop sign, failing to wear a proper helmet on a power-assisted bicycle, entering premises when entry is prohibited, and engaging in a prohibited activity on premises.

Police also issued a 90-day administrative driver’s licence suspension and impounded the vehicle for seven days.

The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor on June 11.