A Sudbury teen won't likely be allowed to use their parents' car for a while after Greater Sudbury Police reporting clocking the 17-year-old doing 181 km/h on MR 35 on the weekend.
Police said the teen was caught at around 11 p.m. on Feb. 22. The area where police said they caught the driver has a posted speed limit of 80 km/h, meaning the young driver was travelling at more than twice the legal limit.
Facing a stunt driving charge, the teen was arrested on the spot and the vehicle they were driving was impounded.
Police tweeted about the incident on Feb. 24.
"101 kms over posted speed limit = Vehicle impounded & court date set. #SpeedingKills #SlowDown #ParentsNotPleased," reads the tweet.
In Ontario, a stunt driving charge results in immediate arrest and an immediate driver's licence suspension for seven days. An accused must pay a fee to get their licence back. The driver also earns six demerit points. Not only is a person's driver's licence suspended, but their car is impounded for seven days as well, and they are on the hook for the towing fee and the impound fee.
If convicted, a person charged with stunt driving pays a minimum first-time fine of $2,000, to a maximum of $10,000. A charge also results in a substantial increase to a driver's insurance rate.
