‘My mom is gonna murder me’: Video shows stunt drivers arrested in Vaughan

York Regional Police have released video of multiple drivers being charged for street racing, going as fast as 130 km/h in a 60 km/h zone in Vaughan last week.

Police said on-duty officers reported seeing two vehicles racing on Islington Avenue from Napa Valley Drive on August 3. In this case, investigators alleged that both drivers raced at a top speed of 130 km/h.

Video shows the moments officers approached the first driver at a residence later that night. The officer is heard telling the individual that they’re being charged, to which the person responds by denying that they were going as fast as 138 km/h in a 60 zone.

“I disagree with that,” the officer says in the video. “I am not going to argue with you… you can go to court and watch the video in court.”

A different clip shows another group of police officers approaching the second stunt driver outside a residence that same night. One officer tells the alleged driver they’re under arrest, to which the driver says, “I am so sorry. I f***** up.”

“My mom is gonna murder me. Sir, I am dead,” the man in custody says in the video. “I never thought I’d be in this situation.”

York Regional Police said both drivers were charged with speeding and stunt driving and had their driver’s licences suspended for 30 days and their cars impounded for 14 days.

Police arrest third driver in separate speeding incident in Vaughan

Three days later, around 3:30 p.m. on August 6, an officer noticed a black BMW driving at a high rate of speed in the Major Mackenzie Drive West and Pine Valley Drive area in Vaughan.

Police allege the vehicle reached a top speed of 162 km/h while in a 60 zone.

“Is this your vehicle?” an officer asks the driver in the video.

“No, it’s my father’s.”

This driver had his licence suspended for 30 days, his vehicle was impounded for 14 days, and he was charged with speeding and stunt driving.

York Regional Police made the arrests through Project ERASE, a multi-jurisdictional initiative to combat street racing, stunt driving and other high-risk driving behaviours.

“Aggressive driving and street racing are dangerous, unlawful activities which put innocent people at risk of injury or death,” a York Regional Police spokesperson said.

“The real finish line may be a court, fines, jail, vehicle seizure, a loss of driving privileges or even worse, the hospital or the morgue.”