A 17-year-old faces charges after RCMP say officers clocked a vehicle travelling 144 kilometres per hour near New Minas, N.S.
Police say officers were conducting patrols on the New Minas Connector on Jan. 4 when they saw a vehicle travelling north at high speed.
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The Mounties activated their radar system and clocked the vehicle travelling at 144 kilometres per hour in an 80 kilometre-per-hour zone, or 64 kilometres per hour over the speed limit.
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RCMP say officers stopped the vehicle and charged the driver with stunting under Nova Scotia’s Motor Vehicle Act.
The car was also seized and impounded.
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If found guilty, the charge of stunting carries a fine of $2,422.50.
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