Five drivers nabbed for excessive speeding on Highway 69 south of Sudbury

New penalty for drivers caught stunt driving The province implemented a new penalty April 1 forcing drivers to take a driver improvement course if caught stunt driving.

A dozen tickets were handed out to a handful of drivers on Highway 69 south of Sudbury during a speed enforcement operation, police say.

Four different passenger vehicles were pulled over for stunt driving for travelling more than 150 km/h in a 100 km/h zone, Ontario Provincial Police said in a post on social media.

Four drivers on Highway 69 charged with stunt driv Four drivers on Highway 69 charged with stunt driving for travelling more than 50 km/h more than the speed limit. March 18/24 (Ontario Provincial Police)

Speeds ranged from 152 km/h to 162 km/h when they were clocked by police radar.

All four drivers had their licences suspended for 30 days and vehicles impounded for 14 days.

A 59-year-old from Val Caron who was driving a commercial vehicle was also stopped for speeding in that same area.

The driver was found to have an improper class of licence along with other infractions resulting in multiple charges.

Commercial driver, 59, from Val Caron charged Commercial driver, 59, from Val Caron charged with speeding, not having proper class of licence and other infractions. March 18/24 (Ontario Provincial Police)