Ottawa OPP catch drivers racing at ‘dangerously' high speeds on Hwy. 417
Two people are facing charges for allegedly street racing at dangerously high speeds on Highway 417 in Ottawa early Saturday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say in a post on X that officers observed the two vehicles racing shortly after 2 a.m. in the east end of the city.
Police say the pair was caught going as fast as 190 km/h on the highway.
A driver from Ottawa and another from Windsor were criminally charged with dangerous driving and stunt driving.
Both had their driver's licences immediately suspended for 30-days and vehicles impounded for 14-days.
Stunt driving charges can come with fines of up to $10,000, additional licence suspensions, six demerit points and a mandatory driver improvement course upon conviction.
The suspects will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa at a later date.
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