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4 men fined for excessive speeding within hours of each other: SQ [Video]

Quebec provincial police says it stopped four young men within a few hours of each other for excessive speeding and other traffic violations.

The first incident occurred shortly before midnight last Friday.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says it intercepted a speeding vehicle on the northbound Highway 15 at Salaberry Street in Montreal.

A 17-year-old driver was caught travelling 202 km/h in a 100km/h zone.

The teenager, from Laval, received a $960 ticket and 24 demerit points.

He was also slapped with a $65 fine for not having a driver’s licence on his person.

As a result, the boy’s licence was suspended for seven days, and the vehicle was confiscated.

Then, just after midnight on Saturday, officers stopped another speeding vehicle on the westbound Highway 40 at de la Côte Vertu Road in Montreal.

The driver, a 23-year-old man from Prévost, received a $1,564 fine and 14 demerit points after he was caught travelling 180 km/h in a 100 …

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