‘I thought I was doing 150’: Police stop driver going 164 km/h on Ottawa highway

Ottawa police say a driver was observed going 164 km/h on Highway 417 in Ottawa’s west end on Monday. (Ottawa Police Service/X)

The Ottawa Police Service is reminding drivers that telling an officer “I thought I was doing 150” will not overturn a stunt driving charge on Highway 417.

The police Road Safety Unit said an officer observed a driver going 164 km/h on Highway 417 at Carp Road on Monday.

The speed limit is 100 km/h on that section of the highway.

“There really aren’t any instances where ‘I thought I was doing 150…’ is going to alter the inevitability of a stunt driving charge,” police said.

The driver was charged with stunt driving, which includes a 30-day licence suspension and the vehicle impounded for 14 days.

The Ontario government says the stunt driving penalties apply at 150 km/h on highways with a speed limit of 110 km/h.

Officers with the Road Safety and District Traffic Unit hit the brakes on several drivers on Ottawa roads on Monday.

Police say an officer observed a driver going 105 km/h on Thunder Road in the south end, where the speed limit is 60 km/h.

Another driver was stopped going 125 km/h in a 75 km/h zone on Earl Armstrong Road, police said.

“Aggressive driving (tailgating and multiple lane-changes) is the kind of unsafe behaviour our Road Safety Unit officers are looking for (and finding) in early 2026,” police said.

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