A prolific offender with a history of criminal driving behaviour has been sentenced to additional jail time after being found violating nine lifetime bans.
Peel police said that last March their Safer Roads Team (S.R.T.) began investigating 36-year-old Rafael Maia, a Mississauga resident who was the subject of nine lifetime driving prohibitions and facing 21 Criminal Code charges from a variety of police agencies which included offences such as Operation while prohibited, fail to stop at the scene of an accident and flight while being pursued by a peace officer.
S.R.T. Investigators conducting compliance checks learned that the individual was not complying with release orders.
Rafael was located in Toronto and found to be operating a motor vehicle despite his driving prohibition orders. He was arrested and charged with ten additional offences.
Rafael remained in custody for 19 months before his trial on November 7, 2023. Following the conclusion of his trial, Rafael was sentenced to an additional 2 years behind bars.
“I am pleased with the outcome of this trial, which is a direct result of the thorough and tireless work our S.R.T. Our Road Safety officers will continue to target dangerous and high-risk drivers that show a blatant disregard for the law and recklessly put our community at risk,”- said Peel Police Deputy Chief Marc Andrews.
Anyone with any information on instances like these or which to report prolific driving offenders are encouraged to contact investigators with the Safer Roads Team at 905-453–3311, extension 3750. Anonymous information can be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.
