Halifax Regional Police says they have charged a 20-year-old man after he was caught driving more than 50 km/h over the posted speed limit Tuesday afternoon.
A member of the Traffic Unit saw a vehicle “travelling at a high rate of speed” outbound on Highway 102 towards Fall River around 3:30 p.m.
Police say the vehicle was travelling 156 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.
The driver was ticketed for stunting. The charge is automatically laid when a vehicle is travelling more than 50 km/h over the speed limit.
He was also fined $2,422.50, six points were assigned to his record, he was suspended from driving for a week and his vehicle was seized.
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