G2 driver stopped going 161 km/h on Hwy. 417 on rainy night
A G2 driver will spend the next 30 days without their license after being stopped speeding 61 km/h over the speed limit on Highway 417 in Ottawa.
Ontario Provincial Police say officers observed the driver going 161 km/h on Hwy. 417 last night.
"Current weather conditions make this speed even more dangerous," the OPP said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The charge of stunt driving includes a 30-day driver's license suspension and the vehicle is impounded for 14 days.
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