A 14-year-old boy is facing a number of charges after allegedly driving double the speed limit in Port Hawkesbury.
RCMP say they stopped a car on Reeves Street at around 2 a.m. Sunday. According to police, the vehicle was travelling 106 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. It had also sped through a red light and nearly struck a police vehicle, the RCMP said.
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The teen, who is from Port Hawkesbury, has been charged with stunting, operating a motor vehicle under the age of 16 and failure to stop at a red light.
The fine for stunting in Nova Scotia is $2,422.50.
He is scheduled to appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on Feb. 25, 2019.
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