Speeder clocked nearly double the limit in 60 km/h zone pulled from the road in Caledon: police
Published April 17, 2024 at 12:44 pm
Police have suspended the licence of a driver officers say was busted driving nearly twice the speed limit in a 60 km/h zone.
The OPP said on Wednesday that the traffic stop happened in Caledon when officers spotted a grey Toyota SUV travelling at a high rate of speed.
Police say the driver was clocked at 116 km/h and driving 56 km/h over the speed limit.
The driver was pulled over and charged with a stunt driving offence, which also came with a 30-day drivers’ licence suspension and a 14-day impound of the vehicle.
Police can lay a stunt driving charge if you are caught driving 40 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit on roads with a speed limit less than 80 kilometres per hour, and driving 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit.
Drivers could face a minimum of a one-year licence suspension if convicted of a stunt driving offence for the first time with “more severe penalties” for further convictions.
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Police have been cracking down on speeders in Brampton and Caledon in recent weeks, including a 23-year-old driver from Brampton who was clocked driving more than 65 km/h over the limit on Highway 401.
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