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Driver caught doing 43 km/h over the speed limit

Sudbury OPP issue a ticket of $323 and four demerit points
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Driver recorded only seven km/h away from potential stunt driving charges (File).

At 9:14 p.m. Friday night, OPP North East tweeted that Sudbury OPP's Traffic Incident Management Efficiency team members had caught a driver traveling 43 kilometres an hour over the speed limit.

The vehicle was spotted on Hwy. 17 near Hagar, travelling at a speed of 113 km/h in a posted 70 km/h zone.

The driver received a ticket of $323 and four demerit points, a considerably lesser ticket than if the driver had been recorded traveling 50 km/h above the posted limit. 

Any driver found to exceed the speed limit by 50 km/h or more, is eligible for a stunt driving ticket which can include:

  • immediate seven-day driver license suspension
  • immediate impoundment of the vehicle
  • two driver licence suspension
  • fine between $2,000 - $10,000
  • jail up to six months
  • 100 per cent increase to insurance rates