Stunt Driving Charge Laid After Driver Was Recorded Going 120 Km/H In 60 Zone On Water Street

A 19-year-old driver faces a stunt-driving charge after going 60 km/h over the limit on Water Street Friday morning.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

At roughly 7:30 a.m., a Traffic Unit officer was on general patrol near Water Street and Nassau Mills Road and conducted a traffic stop after recording a vehicle going 120 km/h in a 60km/h zone.

The driver was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with speeding and stunt driving and was given a 30-day license suspension and a 14-day vehicle impoundment.

The accused will appear in court on Dec. 14. 

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