THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service’s traffic unit has charged a 76-year-old with stunt driving and speeding on Saturday.
While travelling west on Oliver Road, an unmarked police vehicle was passed by an SUV travelling 90 kilometres per hour just east of Balmoral Street around 5:30 p.m., according to the police service's Facebook page.
When the vehicle continued westbound on Oliver Road, it reached speeds of 105 kilometres per hour in a community safety zone of 50 kilometres per hour near Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
Police stopped the vehicle close to the centre and the driver is scheduled to appear in the Provincial Offences Court in May.
The service said it reminds residents that speeding 40 kilometres per hour or more when the speed limit is under 80 kilometres per hour is considered stunt driving, which comes with serious consequences on conviction, including significant fines, licence suspensions, a 30-day roadside suspension and a 14-day vehicle impoundment.
The unit added that speeding 50 kilometres per hour when the speed limit exceeds 80 kilometres per hour is also considered stunt driving.
