Stoney Trail driver stopped doing 177 km/h now facing court appearance

Calgary driver caught doing 177 km/h on Stoney Trail. (Facebook/CPS)

Calgary police are using two recent cases of excessive speeding as a warning to other lead-footed drivers.

Police both cases saw the driver clocked travelling more than 50 kilometres faster than the posted speed limit.

The first driver was stopped on Friday night on northbound Stoney Trail at 114 Avenue S.E.

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Police say they were travelling 177 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.

The other driver was stopped while doing 138 km/h on 16 Avenue near Stoney Trail S.W. – an area where the speed limit is 80 km/h.

Any time a driver is caught doing 51 km/h or more over the limit, they face a mandatory court appearance.

Police shared details of the driving offences in a social media post, calling them dangerous and reminding Calgarians that speed contributed to 15 of 28 fatal crashes last year.

“Slow down,” said the post. “It saves lives.”