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Speed demons meet police radar, radar meet speed demons

Although the fine is massive, they impound your car and take a bunch of demerit points, Greater Sudbury Police Service is still stopping drivers for zipping along city streets at more than 50 km/hour over the speed limit.
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Greater Sudbury Police have laid a number of stunt driving charges over the last few days. Photo supplied.
Although the fine is massive, they impound your car and take a bunch of demerit points, Greater Sudbury Police Service is still stopping drivers for zipping along city streets at more than 50 km/hour over the speed limit.

On April 30 at approximately 8:10 a.m., a traffic officer was conducting speed enforcement on Notre Dame Avenue when a motorcycle, allegedly zooming along at 117km/hour in a 60km/hour zone, was snagged by his radar.

The 36-year-old male driver was stopped and charged with stunt driving.

The next day, this time on The Kingsway near Moonlight Avenue, a traffic officer reported spotting yet another vehicle travelling at an extremely high rate of speed — like 168 km/hour in the posted 80 km/hour zone — just before noon, police report.

The 26-year-old driver was also stopped and charged with stunt driving.

Then, on May 2, this time just after noon, an officer observed what is described by police as “a sport-type motorcycle,” clocked on Regent Street at 111km/hour in a 50km/hour zone, more than double the posted limit.

The 27-year-old male driver was stopped and charged with stunt driving.

And finally, on May 5 at approximately 8 p.m., police report a car travelling on Lasalle Boulevard was clocked at 105km/hour in a 50km/hour zone.

The 21-year-old driver was stopped and charged with stunt driving.

Each driver was issued a summons for Traffic Court and each had their licence — and their vehicle impounded — suspended for seven days.

A first conviction for stunt driving comes with a fine of between $2,000 and $10,000, the loss of six demerit points, up to six months in jail and up to a two-year driving suspension.

A second offence — should someone be foolish enough to get a second offence — can see their driving privileges revoked for a decade, if the second offence is committed with 10 years of the first.