Unlicensed driver speeding with unbuckled child in northern Ont., police say

Ontario Provincial Police officers recently stopped an unlicensed driver travelling at high speeds with a child not wearing a seatbelt in northern Ont. (Supplied)

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers recently stopped an unlicensed driver travelling at high speed with a child not wearing a seatbelt in northern Ont.

“The driver of this vehicle has a 14-day vehicle impoundment, licence suspension, court costs & tow bill to deal with after getting stopped by Manitoulin OPP on Highway 6 in the Township of NEMI,” police said in a Facebook post Wednesday.

After stopping the vehicle, police determined the driver was unlicensed and a child passenger was not wearing a seatbelt.

The photo provided indicated the driver was travelling at 134 km/h when they were stopped.

“Thankfully they were stopped before anything tragic happened,” said police.

“Drive safe – slow down (and) buckle up.”