Teenaged Charged With Stunt Driving Going Almost 100 Km/h In a 50 Zone

A 19-year-old driver is facing a stunt driving charge after reportedly going 98 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in Peterborough on Monday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

At roughly 1 p.m., a Traffic Unit officer on general patrol spotted a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed in the Water Street and Carnegie Avenue area. The radar gun showed the vehicle was going 98 in a 50km/h zone. 

As a result, the driver was charged with:

  • Stunt in excess of 40 km/h

  • Speeding 98 km/h in a 50 km/h

The driver was issued a 30-day license suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days. 

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