A 19-Year-Old Was Caught Going Twice The Speed Limit & Told OPP He Was 'Only Going 150'
Uhh... even that is still stunt driving.
Ontario Provincial Police clock a driver going 200 km/h.
Ontario Provincial Police get all kinds of excuses when their officers stop drivers for speeding and they got another one recently.
Police clocked a driver going double the speed limit on Highway 8 in Kitchener and while it's one thing to be driving 200 km/h, but it's another to try and defend it.
"Officer, I was only going 150," is what police say the driver told them.
Even if that were true, that's a big speeding ticket and stunt driving penalties in Ontario kick in when a driver is caught going 50 km/h or more over the posted limit.
The 19-year-old was behind the wheel of a Porsche when he was stopped and has since been charged with stunt driving and dangerous driving.
\u201c200k/h - \u201cofficer, I was only going 150\u201d 19 yr old driving his car on #Hwy8 in Kitchener.\u00a0 #CambridgeOPP stopped and charged him with dangerous driving, #StuntDriving, careless and drive under suspension. \n#14DayVehicleImpound\u201d— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP Highway Safety Division) 1666710382
Both are hefty charges for a young driver but to make matters worse, the teen was also caught driving with a suspended license.
Police said the driver's vehicle has since been impounded for 14 days while per provincial rules, the driver would receive another license suspension -- on top of the one he already has.
One Twitter user questioned whether the young man's parents should be held responsible if he was driving their vehicle illegally.
\u201c@OPP_HSD As I assume that the Porsche isn't his/hers ... are the parents being held accountable? If a bartender is being charged for the drunk driving of his/her patron, it would be only fair to charge the parents for proving a rocket on wheels (to somebody who isn't "fit" to drive one)\u201d— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP Highway Safety Division) 1666710382