Driver in Hamilton nabbed doing double the speed limit
Published August 17, 2022 at 5:03 pm
A driver in Hamilton faces a stunt driving charge after being pulled over while doing more than double the speed limit in a 60 km/h zone.
A tweet from the Hamilton Police says they stopped a driver who was travelling at 134 km/h on Binbrook Rd., in the southern part of the city. A photo showed a radar reading of 130 km/h. In either event, the speed of the heavy-footed Hyundai enthusiast blew past the threshold for the stunt driving law in Ontario, and the driver faced the automatic seizure of their licence, a 14-day vehicle impound, and a 30-day vehicle suspension.
Police stopped this vehicle travelling 134km/h in a 60km/h zone on Binbrook Road #HamOnt
✅DL seized
✅Suspended for 30 days
✅Vehicle impounded for 14 days pic.twitter.com/G12HPb19oe— Hamilton Police (@HamiltonPolice) August 17, 2022
The maximum fine for stunt driving in Ontario is $10,000, and the maximum prison time is six months. The threshold is 50 km/h or more above the speed limit in an 80 zone or higher, and 40 or more above in a 70 zone or lower.
Hamilton has had 15 traffic deaths during the first 7½ months of this year. That is three more than in all of 2021, and that tally of 12 was also the highest in a decade.
The Ontario Provincial Police, who patrol roads outside of cities with their own police, said Wednesday that they already have investigated 206 road fatalities this year.
insauga's Editorial Standards and Policies advertising10 deaths in collisions just last week.
Already this year #OPP have investigated 206 fatalities on the roads, plus 17 deaths with off road vehicles and 17 additional deaths on the water with boats.
Use your safety equipment it could save your life. #Seatbelt #Helmet #LifeJacket pic.twitter.com/l371kzL9TQ— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) August 17, 2022