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Ontario driver argues he was only doing 98 on Hwy. 401, cops say it was miles per hour

Cars and trucks drive along a stretch of highway 401 in Kingston, Ont., in a 2016 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

BROCKVILLE, Ont. – A driver from Cornwall, Ont., has had his car impounded after blowing by a cruiser on the westbound 401 at 159 kilometres an hour.

Provincial police say the 40-year-old man argued with the officers he was only doing 98.

READ MORE: OPP issue 3 stunt driving charges in 90-minute span

Turns out he was doing 98 — as in 98 miles per hour.

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The early morning incident this week cost the man his car for seven days and a licence suspension.

He faces a charge of stunt driving in court in Brockville, Ont.

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