52-year-old faces stunt driving charge in northern Ont.
A 52-year-old driver from the Sudbury area faces a stunt driving charge after Ontario Provincial Police stopped a pickup truck allegedly travelling 112 km/h in 50 zone in Smooth Rock Falls on June 26, 2025. (Ontario Provincial Police/Facebook)
A 52-year-old driver from the Sudbury area faces a stunt driving charge after Ontario Provincial Police stopped a pickup truck allegedly travelling more than double the posted speed limit in Smooth Rock Falls.
June 26 - HWY 634 - STUNT DRIVING - OPP
A 52-year-old driver from the Sudbury area faces a stunt driving charge after Ontario Provincial Police stopped a pickup truck allegedly travelling 112 km/h in 50 zone in Smooth Rock Falls on June 26, 2025. As a result the vehicle was impounded for 14 days. (Ontario Provincial Police/Facebook)
On June 26 at about 4 p.m., police observed the vehicle going 112 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on Highway 634. Authorities subsequently laid a stunt driving charge, triggering an automatic 14-day vehicle impoundment and a 30-day licence suspension under provincial law.
The accused is also scheduled to appear in traffic court at a later date.
'Slow down (and) drive safe,' said OPP Const. Kyler Brouwer said in a social media post detailing the incident.
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