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Motorist caught driving twice the speed limit in Baddeck, N.S.

A Baddeck man is facing charges after he was caught driving twice the speed limit. Dayne Winter / Global News

A man has been charged with stunting after police allegedly caught him driving 180 km/h in a 90 km/h zone in Baddeck, N.S.

Police say the motorist was caught while passing a tractor-trailer on a bridge at around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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The 41-year-old man from Baddeck was charged for stunting and fined $2,422.50.

His driver’s licence was suspended and the vehicle was seized.

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Police are reminding the public that speed is one of the major causes of serious injury and fatal collisions on Nova Scotia roads.

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