Ottawa stunt driving: Ottawa G2 driver stopped going 144 km/h on city street [Video]

A 20-year-old G2 driver is facing a stunt driving charge for the second time since the spring, after being stopped going 64 km/h over the speed limit in their parent’s vehicle on an Ottawa road.

The Ottawa Police Service’s Traffic Escort and Enforcement Unit says an officer stopped a driver going 144 km/h on Limebank Road Friday afternoon.

The speed limit is 80 km/h.

“The same driver, driving the same (parents’) company car, was stopped and charged with stunt driving on Conroy Road last April,” police said on X.

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The charge of stunt driving includes a 30-day licence suspension, and the vehicle is impounded for 14 days.

On Friday night, the Ontario Provincial Police stopped a driver going 175 km/h on Hwy. 417 near Moodie Drive.