On April 20th, at approximately 12:45 p.m., a Traffic Management Unit Officer was conducting speed enforcement on Municipal Road 55 near Copper Cliff when the officer observed a car travelling at well beyond the posted speed limit. The officer, operating an unmarked police car, obtained a speed of 148 km/h in the posted 80 km/h zone.
The 17-year old male driver was stopped and charged with Stunt Driving for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/hr.
The driver was issued a summons to attend Traffic Court, he had his probationary drivers licence suspended for seven days and lost the use of his vehicle for seven days.
If convicted of stunt driving, a driver can receive the following penalties:

 

-Fines from $2,000 to $10,000

 

-The accumulation of six demerit points, a maximum licence suspension of two years for a first conviction and a maximum six months in jail.

 

-A driver licence suspension of up to 10 years for a second conviction within 10 years
One of the Greater Sudbury Police Service’s organizational goals associated to community safety is to maintain safe roads; speeding motor vehicles put all road users at risk. Slow down and obey all posted speed limits!