Reckless drivers kept Sûreté du Québec police officers busy this weekend in Mauricie.
Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday morning, SQ police officers said they stopped a vehicle travelling nearly 100 km/h above the speed limit on Highway 40.
The driver, a 21-year-old Laval resident, was traveling at 174 km/h in an area where the speed limit is set at 80 km/h for road work. The driver was given a $1,684 ticket and lost 18 demerit points. His driver’s licence was immediately suspended for seven days. On the same day, around 11 p.m., a young motorist was apprehended while traveling at 168 km/h in the same area.The 21-year-old resident of Trois-Rivières was issued a ticket of $1,609, also losing 18 demerit points.The suspension of his driver’s licence will be, however, for a period of 30 days, because this is a recurrence for the driver, according to the SQ.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in cases of dangerous driving has been noticed across the country and corroborated by several police forces.© 2020 The Canadian Press
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