A 22-year-old driver from Porcupine, Ont., near Timmins, is in trouble with the law after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) made a traffic stop Monday on Highway 11.
“Cochrane OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 south of Cochrane,” police said, in a Facebook post on Thursday.
“The 22-year-old driver from Porcupine was charged for stunt driving.”
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The images shared in the post indicate the driver was travelling at 141 km/h in a posted speed limit (zone) of 90 km/h.
The driver received a 30-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days.
“Slow down and drive safe,” the OPP said.
Correction
A previous version of the article indicated the driver was travelling at 161km/h in error.
