High-speed stop leads to stunt driving charge in Sudbury

Ontario Provincial Police charged a Wahnapitae motorist with stunt driving on Coniston Hydro Road in Greater Sudbury after being clocked travelling at 150 km/h on Dec. 12, 2025. (Ontario Provincial Police/Facebook)

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a northern motorist with stunt driving following a traffic stop last week in the Coniston area.

OPP said a vehicle was stopped on Coniston Hydro Road on Dec. 12.

Significant speeding alleged

“The vehicle was travelling 150 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone,” said police in a social media post.

In Ontario, under provincial law, drivers caught driving 150 kilometres per hour or more are subject to stunt driving charges. This applies anywhere in the province, including sections of freeways with speed limits of 110 kilometres per hour.

As a result, the driver, a 46-year-old from Wahnapitae, has been charged with stunt driving under the Highway Traffic Act.

Following the stop, the motorist received an immediate 30-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle involved was impounded for 14 days.

OPP used the incident to issue a broader reminder to motorists.

“Slow down (and) drive safe,” wrote OPP Const. Rob Lewis, in the post.

The provincial government characterizes such offences as a serious public safety matter.

For more information on the consequences for speeding and aggressive driving, visit Ontario.ca.

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