OPP charge driver going 175 km/h on Highway 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police caught a driver going 75 km/h over the speed limit on Highway 417 Friday night.
Police say the driver was stopped shortly after 9 p.m. near Moodie Drive.
The driver was clocked at 175 km/h where the speed limit is 100 km/h.
It was also raining at the time, police say.
"Speeds like this are never safe, but are even more dangerous in poor weather," OPP said in a post on X.
The driver was charged with stunt driving, received an immediate 30-day driving suspension and a 14-day vehicle impound.
The driver could face a minimum $2,000 fine, six demerit points and a one-year driving suspension upon conviction.
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