Driver charged with stunting after going 56 km/h over speed limit

A Halifax Regional Police vehicle. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Halifax Regional Police have charged a man with stunting near Fall River.

On Tuesday, at roughly 3:30 p.m., police caught a driver, outbound on Highway 102 towards Fall River, going 156 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.

Police said a 20-year-old man was ticketed for stunting, a charge that is automatically laid when a vehicle is travelling more than 50 km/h over the speed limit.

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Stunting in Nova Scotia comes with a fine of $2,422.50 and six points are assigned to the driver’s record. In addition, the driver was suspended for seven days, and the vehicle was seized.

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