Quebec driver charged with stunt driving in northern Ont.

A 23-year-old man from Quebec has been charged with stunt driving on Highway 11-17 in northwestern Ontario.

Ontario Provincial Police said the incident took place near Nipigon on July 5, just before 11 a.m.

“Utilizing the Lidar speed measuring device, the officer recorded the vehicle travelling at 147 km/h, in a posted 90 km/h zone,” police said in a news release Wednesday.

Police pulled him over and charged him with stunt driving. The vehicle was impounded for two weeks and his driver’s licence was suspended automatically for 30 days.

The driver is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Nipigon.

“The OPP remains committed to taking aggressive drivers off our roads through enforcement and public education,” police said.

“If you suspect that someone is driving aggressively, it is important to call 911 to report it.”