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Cobourg driver charged with travelling double speed limit on Clonsilla Avenue in Peterborough

A Cobourg man was clocked travelling 114 km/h along Clonsilla Avenue in Peterborough.
A Cobourg man was clocked travelling 114 km/h along Clonsilla Avenue in Peterborough. Peterborough Police Service

A Cobourg man is facing a stunt driving charge after a traffic stop in Peterborough on Thursday afternoon.

Around 4 p.m., a Peterborough Police Service officer on traffic duty clocked a vehicle travelling 114 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone along Clonsilla Avenue in the city’s west end.

Read more: Peterborough driver charged after travelling nearly double speed limit on Hwy. 7, OPP say

The 38-year-old driver was charged with stunt driving and operating a motor vehicle without insurance, both charges under the Highway Traffic Act.

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The vehicle was towed from the scene and impounded for seven days. The man’s driver’s licence was suspended for seven days.

The name of the accused was not released.

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