Truck driver clocked at nearly 2x speed limit
A truck stopped for allegedly speeding in a community safe zone in Caledon, Ont., on Sat., Oct. 26, 2024 (Source: OPP Central Region/X)
A commercial truck driver was stopped for allegedly travelling nearly twice the speed limit through a community safe zone in the Town of Caledon Saturday morning.
According to an X post by OPP, the driver was travelling at 80 kilometres per hour in a 50 kilometres per hour zone.
The driver was issued a speeding ticket.
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