18-year-old busted going 50km/h over speed limit
![stunt driving Barrie police charged an 18-year-old with stunt driving after going 50 kilometers an hour over the legal speed limit. (Barrie Police/X)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/7/30/stunt-driving-1-6982972-1722357696427.png)
Barrie police charged an 18-year-old with stunt driving after they were busted going 50 kilometers an hour over the legal speed limit.
An officer from the Barrie traffic unit stopped a motor vehicle along Mapleview Drive West shortly after 10 a.m.
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Police say the driver was traveling 110 kilometers an hour in a 60 kilometers an hour zone.
The driver had his vehicle impounded for 14 days and will have his license suspended for 30 days.
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