Police charge two people with stunt driving on the same northern Ont. highway on same day
Two northern Ontario drivers were stopped by provincial police for stunt on Highway 69 driving on Friday.
Both drivers were travelling 50 km/h or more over the posted limit and were charged with stunt driving according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP.)
A 25-year-old Sudbury driver was charged with stunt driving on Highway 69 south of Greater Sudbury, Ont. on June 28, 2024. Police say the vehicle was travelling 150 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone. (Ontario Provincial Police/X)
“(On) June 28, 2024, Nipissing West OPP stopped a vehicle traveling 150 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone on Highway 69, south of Sudbury.” said police in a social media post.
“A 25-year-old driver from Sudbury was charged with stunt driving.
The driver also faces an additional charge for not having their insurance card.
A 25-year-old Sudbury driver was charged with stunt driving on Highway 69 south of Greater Sudbury, Ont. on June 28, 2024. The vehicle involved was impounded by police. (Ontario Provincial Police/X)
Later that day
A 31-year-old driver from Victoria Harbounr, Ont., was charged with stunt driving on Highway 69 south of Greater Sudbury, Ont. on June 28, 2024. Police say the vehicle was travelling 166 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone. (Ontario Provincial Police/X)
Later that day the Nipissing West OPP detachment stopped another vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 69, south of Greater Sudbury and issued a stunt driving charge.
“The vehicle was traveling 166 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone,” said police in a separate social media post.
“A 31-year-old driver from Victoria Harbour was charged.”
A 31-year-old driver from Victoria Harbounr, Ont., was charged with stunt driving on Highway 69 south of Greater Sudbury, Ont. on June 28, 2024. The vehicle involved was impounded by police. (Ontario Provincial Police/X)
In addition to the stunt driving charges both drivers also received 30-day driver’s licence suspensions and the vehicles involved were impounded for 14 days.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
Speeding and stunt driving on the rise
Last year, OPP officials in northern Ontario said following a pause during the pandemic stunt driving in the region is again on the rise.
The OPP statements were supported by a Canadian Automobile Association survey which found that 51 per cent of Ontario drivers label speeding as a big problem within the province.
Court-imposed penalties for stunt driving may 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 for stunt driving of $2,000 upon conviction.
“Slow down (and) drive safe,” said police.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6877535.1715120774!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
Senior charged in shooting of teen on rural property north of Edmonton
A Sturgeon County man has been charged after he allegedly shot a teen over the weekend.
Altercation between 'numerous' golfers on B.C. course broken up by RCMP
Authorities broke up an altercation involving "numerous" golfers at a course in B.C.'s Lower Mainland over the weekend – an incident that was apparently prompted by serious breaches in etiquette.
'He was bigger than life': Former broadcaster Scott Boyd dies at 68
Former Breakfast Television co-host and radio broadcaster Scott Boyd has died at the age of 68.
Judge grants U of T injunction to clear pro-Palestinian encampment from downtown Toronto campus
An Ontario judge has granted the University of Toronto an injunction allowing it to clear out a pro-Palestinian encampment from its downtown Toronto campus
RFK Jr. says he has 'skeletons in my closet' after sexual assault allegation
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday he has 'so many skeletons in my closet,' when asked about an allegation in a Vanity Fair article that he sexually assaulted a former family babysitter.
Eastern Ontario doctor accused of killing four patients acquitted of murder charges, negligence
An eastern Ontario doctor facing four charges of first-degree murder and negligence causing death in connection with the deaths of four seniors at a Hawkesbury hospital was acquitted on all charges at the Ottawa courthouse on Tuesday.
Ontario police seize over $1M in cocaine, $300K in cash in major drug bust
Police in Cornwall, Ont. have seized approximately $1.3 million worth of cocaine and $300,000 in cash as part of a major drugs investigation.
Are fewer Canadians having children? We want to hear from you
Are you choosing not to have children? CTVNews.ca wants to hear from you.
NHL free agency shows teams in U.S. states with no income tax have an advantage
It's become difficult to deny the impact of favourable tax situations for teams around the NHL.