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Manitoba teen speeding to impress girls nets impressive $1,400 fine

RCMP car travels down highway. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bayne Stanley

Hopefully he has an impressive bank account.

RCMP say they recently nabbed a speeder zooming on a Manitoba highway in the dark at 209 km/h.

The speed limit is 100 km/h.

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The driver was 19.

The teen told police that he was trying to show off for his female passengers, so the police showed him a $1,476 ticket and an automatic licence review with Manitoba Public Insurance.

“FYI: Girls don’t like guys that put their lives at risk,” RCMP tweeted.

“Get her home safely, girls (& their parents) like that.”

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