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2 drivers charged after vehicles clocked going twice the speed limit near Binbrook: police

Hamilton police say two drivers were clocked travelling twice the speed limit southeast of the city on Tuesday. Don Mitchell / Global News

Two drivers are facing multiple charges after police say they were each clocked driving more than twice the speed limit on the same roadway southeast of Hamilton.

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Both incidents happened late on Tuesday and within a half-hour of each other on Regional Road 56 north of Binbrook, according to police.

The first incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on Golf Club Road when police say a Honda Pilot SUV driven by a 35-year-old Stoney Creek woman was caught in a speed trap and allegedly clocked travelling 128 kilometres per hour in a 60-kilometre-per-hour zone.

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According to police, the same officer then clocked a Honda Accord driven by a 29-year-old Binbrook man around 11:30 p.m. travelling 131 kilometres per hour in a posted 60-kilometre-per-hour zone.

Both drivers have court appearances this week. They face stunt driving and speeding charges as well as up to $10,000 in fines and possible jail time.

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As per provincial law, the accused have also had their licences suspended and vehicles impounded.

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