Two northern Ontario drivers were stopped by provincial police for stunt on Highway 69 driving on Friday.
Both drivers were travelling 50 km/h or more over the posted limit and were charged with stunt driving according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP.)
“(On) June 28, 2024, Nipissing West OPP stopped a vehicle traveling 150 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone on Highway 69, south of Sudbury.” said police in a social media post.
“A 25-year-old driver from Sudbury was charged with stunt driving."
The driver also faces an additional charge for not having their insurance card.
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Later that day
Later that day the Nipissing West OPP detachment stopped another vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 69, south of Greater Sudbury and issued a stunt driving charge.
“The vehicle was traveling 166 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone,” said police in a separate social media post.
“A 31-year-old driver from Victoria Harbour was charged.”
In addition to the stunt driving charges both drivers also received 30-day driver’s licence suspensions and the vehicles involved were impounded for 14 days.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
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Speeding and stunt driving on the rise
Last year, OPP officials in northern Ontario said following a pause during the pandemic stunt driving in the region is again on the rise.
The OPP statements were supported by a Canadian Automobile Association survey which found that 51 per cent of Ontario drivers label speeding as a big problem within the province.
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Court-imposed penalties for stunt driving may include a fine of up to $10,000, a driver’s licence suspension of up to three years and/or up to six months in jail. In Ontario, drivers face a minimum first-time fine for stunt driving of $2,000 upon conviction.
“Slow down (and) drive safe,” said police.
