RCMP Traffic Services West nab two drivers for excessive speeding

    Wednesday, 28 August 2024 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    On August 19, they stopped a vehicle travelling at 153 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone on the Trans Canada Highway near Hampton Junction. 

    RCMP Traffic Services West caught two people for excessive speeding last week. Police say at approximately 7:00 a.m., on August 19, they stopped a vehicle travelling at 153 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone on the Trans Canada Highway near Hampton Junction.  The driver, a 22-year-old woman, was ticketed for speeding, was issued a license suspension, and the vehicle was impounded. Shortly before 4:00 p.m., on August 23, police conducted a traffic stop on Route 460 between the TCH and Black Duck Siding after observing a vehicle travelling 137 km/hr in an 80 km/hr zone. The driver, a 19-year-old man, was ticketed for excessive speed, was issued a license suspension, and the vehicle was impounded.

     

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