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OPP bust 2 young drivers in Ottawa for speeds over 180 km/h on Highway 417

Provincial police say a driver was killed in a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 near Iroquois Thursday morning. Don Mitchell / Global News

OPP say they busted two “stunt drivers” going more than 180 kilometres per hour in Ottawa on Thursday night.

According to an OPP tweet Friday morning, provincial police caught a G2 driver “out for a spin with his girlfriend” and another “young man borrowing Dad’s car” on Highway 417 in Ottawa overnight.

Attached to the tweet were radar gun photos showing the two drivers’ speeds: 188 km/h and 186 km/h.

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OPP say both vehicles were impounded and the drivers’ licences were suspended. Both were also given court dates.

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