22 Year Old Caught Going 180 in a 90

On Friday June 10, 2016, just shortly after 1:00am, a Hamilton police officer was in the area of the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway and the Upper James Street overpass conducting traffic related enforcement.

The officer was operating a fully marked police vehicle equipped with emergency equipment and lights.

While situated in the area the officer observed a vehicle travelling Eastbound on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway and accelerating. The officer received information that the vehicles speed was reaching 180km/h in a 90 km/h zone.

The officer activated the vehicles emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop.

The driver, a 22 year old man from Hamilton, was charged with stunt driving. His licence was seized and his vehicle towed from the scene and impounded for 7 days.

The man will appear in court at a later date to answer to this charge.

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