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Dowling Motorcycle driver charged for stunt driving

Radar enforcement catches speeding driver
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A 47-year-old man from Dowling was caught stunt driving on Aug. 15. His vehicle was impounded and he will appear in court on Oct. 3. File photo. 

On Aug. 15 members from the Sudbury OPP were conducting radar enforcement on Highway 144 in the City of Greater Sudbury.

At around 2:25 p.m., a northbound motorcycle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed and as a result was stopped for “Stunt Driving”.

The driver, a 47-year-old man from Dowling, was charged with Race a Motor Vehicle, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. 

The accused driver’s licence was suspended for seven days and the vehicle he was operating was impounded for seven days.

He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury, on Oct. 3.

Every person convicted of Race a Motor Vehicle is liable to a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, in addition to his or her driver’s licence being suspended.