Young driver clocked at more than twice the speed limit in North Dumfries

An undated stock image of a vehicle's speedometer (Pixabay/Pexels).

A novice driver is going to have to find a new way to get around after police charged him with impaired driving and stunt driving.

The driver was stopped by the Waterloo Regional Police around 3:15 a.m. Sunday on Roseville Road near Edworthy Side Road. Police said he was clocked travelling at 124 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

The 18-year-old Cambridge man was charged with operation while impaired, speeding, stunt driving, careless driving and being a novice driver with a blood alcohol concentration above zero.