Quebec provincial police say they stopped a 21-year-old man who was driving at more than twice the speed limit on a highway in Laval, a city north of Montreal.
Police say the man’s vehicle was clocked at 208 kilometres per hour in a 100 km/h zone on Highway 15.
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Police say local police stopped him shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday.
Police say the driver got a $1,993 speeding ticket and 24 demerit points.
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Police say his driver’s licence was suspended for seven days.
The force says speeding remains one of the leading causes of fatal crashes in the province, especially during the summer.
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