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Highway 26 speeder hit with lengthy licence suspension

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A police radar device indicates a speed of 117 km/h. (Source: OPP)

A driver accused of speeding nearly 70 kilometres per hour over the limit near Collingwood may have to take public transit after police handed him a lengthy licence suspension.

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According to provincial police, an officer stopped a vehicle on Wednesday evening after clocking it travelling 117 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on Highway 26 east of Collingwood.

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The 59-year-old driver was hit with a stunt driving charge, which carries an automatic 30-day licence suspension and 14-day vehicle impoundment.

In an earlier social media post, the OPP urged drivers to "slow down" following a series of stunt driving charges in the area.