Unlicensed North Bay motorist charged with stunt driving after traffic stop
Ontario Provincial Police in West Nipissing charged a 33-year-old North Bay driver with stunt driving and other offences after a traffic stop on Highway 17 earlier this month.
Officers stopped the vehicle on May 17, for travelling 106 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone.
The driver was also charged with operating a motor vehicle not equipped with a required ignition interlock device, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
In addition to the charges, the motorist received a 30-day driver's licence suspension, and the vehicle involved was impounded for 14 days.
The accused is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
Under provincial law, if convicted, penalties could include a fine of $2,000 to $10,000, a licence suspension of one to three years, and up to six months in jail. The driver would also face six demerit points, higher insurance costs, and a mandatory driver improvement course – or licence cancellation.
'Slow down, (and) drive safe,' said OPP Const. Rob Lewis in a related social media post.
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