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Driver clocked speeding well over the limit in Melancthon Township: OPP

A radar device indicates a driver was travelling 135 km/h along Highway 10 in Melancthon Township on Thurs., July 21, 2022. (OPP_CR/Twitter) A radar device indicates a driver was travelling 135 km/h along Highway 10 in Melancthon Township on Thurs., July 21, 2022. (OPP_CR/Twitter)
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A provincial police officer patrolling in Melancthon Township stopped a driver accused of speeding well over the limit Thursday morning.

Police say the 44-year-old motorist from Dundalk "found out the hard way that Highway 10 in Melancthon Township is not the Indy."

The police radar device allegedly clocked the driver travelling 135 kilometres per hour through the area, which has a limit of 80.

The driver was given a 30-day licence suspension, and a tow truck arrived to haul the vehicle away to the impound yard for 14 days - at the owner's expense.

A few hours later, police say they stopped a second motorist from Dundalk travelling 134 km/h along Highway 10 in the Town of Mono.

"Dufferin OPP traffic unit is on fire on Highway 10 today," police posted to social media regarding the offences.

Both drivers will have to appear in court at a later date to answer to stunt driving charges.

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