MANITOUWADGE, Ont. – A White River resident is facing a stunt driving charge after driving a high rate of speed on the highway over the weekend.
Ontario Provincial Police officers conducted radar patrol on Dec. 13 on Highway 17 about 20 kilometres west of White River.
A Manitouwadge OPP officer observed a vehicle traveling westbound at a high rate of speed.
As a result, a 29-year-old of White River was charged with stunt driving and received a seven-day license suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.
According to police, the driver is responsible for tow fees, impoundment fees, licence re-instatement fees, increased insurance fees and having to attend Provincial Offences Court to answer to the charge.
Police want to remind the public that this driving behaviour is not only costly, but it is also dangerous to the driver, passengers as well as other motorists on the roadways.
