Provincial police continue to crackdown on speeders.
A 43-year-old woman from Mississauga was charged with stunt driving after an OPP officer observed a westbound vehicle driving 180 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone on Highway 401 near Scane Road around 2:50 p.m. Sunday.
She was also charged with failing to surrender a valid insurance card, and failing to sign her permit.
Her driver’s licence was suspect and the vehicle impounded for seven days.
She will answer to the charges in Chatham court on August 23.
Chatham-Kent OPP would like to remind drivers that stunt driving or racing is one of the most serious and reckless forms of aggressive driving, and it puts everyone on the road at serious risk of injury or death.
The penalties for driving 50 km/hr or more over the speed limit are as follows:
- Immediate 7-day licence suspension and 7-day vehicle impoundment
- Upon conviction, $2000 to $10,000 fine, 6 demerit points, up to 6 months jail, up to 2 years licence suspension for a first conviction
- Driver's licence suspension of up to 10 years for a second conviction within 10 years
