‘Trunk Buddies’: Oakville driver charged with stunt driving for taking 2 passengers in trunk

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TIL that there is a line in Ontario law specifically pertaining to the transportation of a human in the trunk of a vehicle. 

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Stunt driving. Huh. Who knew? 

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‘Trunk Buddies’: Oakville driver charged with stunt driving for taking 2 passengers in trunk Back to video

Well, Police in Oakville for one, obviously, because that’s the charge they handed to a driver of a sedan with not one but two “buddies” willingly riding in the trunk. 

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The Halton Regional Police Service Oakville District posted a photo of the car up on the bed of a tow truck on its way to an impound lot, along with the public service announcement: “while carpooling is good for the environment…having two buddies in the trunk of your Car to get to the bar is a no-go.”

Naturally, the Twitter commenters wanted to know how police discovered the live bodies in the trunk. According to Cst. Marc Taraso of the Halton Police, the ‘trunk buddies’ were spotted when they attempted to reach out and close the hatch after it had been opened at the wrong time.  

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Usually, stunt driving charges are given to drivers travelling more than 40 km/h over the limit on roads limited to 70 km/h, and at 50 km/h over the limit on roads signed 80 km/h and above, but that’s not the only reckless behaviour it discourages.  Stunt driving also covers such shenanigans as driving while not in the driver’s seat, driving to prevent somebody from passing, and cutting in and out of traffic to speed by people on the highway .