Ottawa police say traffic unit officers nabbed a pair of stunt drivers on Bronson Avenue Sunday morning, one of them at more than double the speed limit.
The accused stunt drivers were clocked at 129 km/h and 105 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, the Ottawa Police Service said on social media. A third driver was ticketed for not having insurance. All three were towed.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Stunt driving, which includes speeding by 50 km/h or more over the limit, or 40 km/h where the limit is less than 80 km/h, carries an automatic 30-day driver’s licence suspension and a 14-day vehicle impound ahead of a court date. Upon conviction, a stunt driving charge carries a further licence suspension, fines of $2,000 to $10,000, six demerit points and a mandatory driver improvement course.
People facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty. It’s our policy not to name those charged unless we plan to follow the case through the justice system or it’s of significant public interest to identify them.
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