Trucker from southern Ont. charged with stunt driving in northern Ont.
A Brampton-area transport truck driver faces stunt driving charges after Ontario Provincial Police stopped a commercial motor vehicle speeding on Highway 11 early Monday morning.
On July 8 at about 3:30 a.m., police pulled over the driver after the CMV was recorded travelling 103 km/h in a 60 km/h zone in Latchford. The 30-year-old was charged with stunt driving under the Highway Traffic Act, triggering an immediate 14-day vehicle impoundment and a 30-day licence suspension.
The driver is scheduled for a traffic court appearance at a later date.
'Slow down (and) drive safe,' said Const. Martin Thibault in a social media post detailing the incident.
Speeding vs. stunt driving
Since 2007, in Ontario, exceeding the posted speed limit by 50 or more km/h on roads with a speed limit of 80 km/h or higher or by 40 or more km/h on roads with a speed limit of less than 80 km/h or exceeding 150 km/h on any roadway is consider stunt driving. CONFUSING — consider cutting it out
Penalties for stunt driving include a fine of up to $10,000, a driver's licence suspension of up to three years and/or up to six months in jail. In Ontario, drivers face a minimum first-time fine of $2,000 for a stunt driving conviction.
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