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20-year-old charged with stunting after vehicle clocked at nearly double the speed limit

Cape Breton police clocked a vehicle going double the speed limit on the Sydney-Glace Bay Highway Saturday. File/Global News

The Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a 20-year-old man with stunting after a vehicle was clocked at nearly double the speed limit Saturday afternoon.

Police say they charged the man from Glace Bay, N.S., after a vehicle was stopped for travelling 156 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the Sydney-Glace Bay Highway near the Sydney Airport.

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The driver of the vehicle was issued a $2,422.50 fine, and the vehicle was seized for a minimum of seven days.

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