Motorcycle driver charged with stunt driving on deadly stretch of road in Ottawa Valley

OPP say a motorcycle driver is facing a stunt driving charge after allegedly speeding on Centennial Lake Road in Greater Madawaska, Ont. July 26, 2025. (OPP/X)

Ontario Provincial Police say a motorcycle driver is facing charges after being stopped on a stretch of road in the Ottawa Valley that police say has claimed several lives.

According to police, several motorcycles were spotted speeding on Centennial Lake Road in Greater Madawaska Township at around 1 p.m. Saturday. OPP officers were able to stop one of them, a 45-year-old from Newcastle, who was allegedly going 151 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

Police said this stretch of road west of Ottawa has seen multiple fatal collisions.

“This stretch of road has claimed three lives in the last five years,” a post on social media said. “The OPP is reminding drivers that speed kills and speed limits are there to keep everyone safe.”

OPP responded to fatal motorcycle collisions in that area in September 2024, June 2022, and September 2021.

The motorcycle driver who was stopped was charged with stunt driving and speeding, the OPP said, and received an automatic 30-day driver’s licence suspension. The motorcycle has been impounded for 14 days.

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