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Port Hope driver clocked at 137 km/h in a 50 km/h zone: OPP

A Port Hope man faces stunt driving charges in Douro-Dummer Township. Global News File

A Port Hope, Ont., man has been charged with stunt driving after being clocked at nearly triple the legal speed limit in Douro-Dummer Township early Wednesday.

Peterborough County OPP say officers were conducting radar patrol on University Road when just after midnight, they clocked a vehicle travelling at 137 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone. The road is just south of Trent University in Peterborough.

Tyson Vollering, 21, of Port Hope, was charged with stunt driving in relation to excessive speed.

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His driver’s licence was suspended for seven days and the vehicle was impounded.

He was released from custody and will appear in court in Peterborough on Jan. 14, 2019.

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