On May 3rd, during school dismissal, a Greater Sudbury Police Service Traffic Management Unit Officer was conducting speed enforcement on Valley View road in Valley East when the officer observed a pick-up truck travelling at 91 km/h in the posted 40 km/h school zone.
The 17-year old male driver was stopped and charged with stunt driving for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h.
The driver was issued summons to attend Traffic Court, had his probationary driver’s license suspended for seven days and lost the use of his vehicle for seven days.
If convicted of stunt driving, a driver can receive the following penalties:
-Fines from $2,000 to $10,000
-The accumulation of six demerit points, a maximum license suspension of two years for a first conviction and a maximum of six months in jail.
-A driver’s license suspension of up to 10 years for a second conviction within 10 years