An Ontario Provincial Police officer hit the brakes on a driver from Nova Scotia going 129 km/h over the posted speed limit on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario.
The OPP said an officer conducting speed enforcement on Hwy. 401 in the Morrisburg area observed a driver going 239 km/h.
The speed limit on the stretch of Hwy. 401 is 110 km/h.
“The officer pulled the car over and escorted them off the highway,” the OPP said in a statement on X.
“The driver, who lives in Nova Scotia, was in a hurry to get home and regretted speeding.”
Police say the driver was charged with stunt driving, which includes a 30-day licence suspension in Ontario and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days.
Another driver was also charged with stunt driving after being observed going 156 km/h on Hwy. 401 in the same area.
The driver also faces a 30-day licence suspension and the vehicle impounded for 14 days.
Morrisburg is located between Brockville and Cornwall.
