47 year old man clocked doing 164 km/hr in a 100 zone on the TCH near Gallants

    Friday, 12 September 2025 06:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The driver was ticketed for excessive speeding and police impounded the vehicle.

    A 47-year-old man is without a car and a driver’s licence after he was stopped for excessive speeding near Gallants yesterday morning. Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says police clocked the man travelling on the Trans Canada Highway at speeds up to 164km/hr in a 100 zone. The driver was ticketed for excessive speeding and police impounded the vehicle.

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