Stunting charges laid after vehicle clocked travelling 70 km/hr over the speed limit in Kingston, N.S.

Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a 50-year-old man with stunting after clocking a vehicle travelling 70 km/hr over the speed limit on Saturday.

Police say that at approximately 6:08 p.m., an RCMP officer were on patrol Highway 101 and stopped a vehicle that was travelling at a very high rate of speed.

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Officers say the vehicle was observed overtaking other motorists while travelling in the passing lane.

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The police officer activated the radar and clocked the vehicle travelling at 170 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone near Kingston, N.S.

The officer stopped the vehicle and served the 50-year-old man from Wilmot, N.S., with a ticket for stunting.

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As a result, the vehicle was seized and towed from the scene.

The fine for stunting if found guilty in Nova Scotia is $2,422.50.