Bracebridge OPP is urging motorists to slow down on Hwy 11.
Today at 2:55 pm police conducting speed enforcement on Highway 11’s Southbound lanes in Bracebridge stopped and charged a 37 year-old man from Gravenhurst for the speeding offence of driving 159 km/hr in a posted 100 km/hr zone.
The driver was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for racing a motor vehicle-excessive speed and speeding of 50 km/hr over the posted speed limit.
Their driver’s license is under a 30-day suspension and the vehicle impound for stunt driving is 14 days.
With the Holiday season upon us, the OPP is reminding drivers to share our roads safely and keep themselves and their passenger’s safe so that everyone arrives at their destination.