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Sudbury motorist charged with stunt driving on Hwy. 17

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Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (File Image/CTV News)

Sudbury — A 20-year-old motorist from Greater Sudbury is facing stunt driving charges after Ontario Provincial Police pulled a vehicle over just after 11 p.m. on May 14.

"Police were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in Sudbury when a vehicle was stopped for traveling at 130 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone," police said in a news release Monday.

The driver is now charged with stunt driving and was issued a seven-day driver's license suspension.

The accused was released on a provincial summons and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Oct. 19 in Sudbury.