Stunt driving the ‘theme’ in Ottawa over the weekend
Posted Aug 11, 2025 01:12:00 PM.
Last Updated Aug 11, 2025 01:12:05 PM.
Ottawa police’s traffic enforcement unit is saying that this past weekend’s theme for the city was stunt driving.
Between Aug. 8 to 10, police said they caught seven vehicles stunt driving in the nation’s capital. This charge is laid when a person is driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit. Many of the accused were caught travelling well over that threshold through an 80 km/h portion.
There is construction on Highway 174 near Trim Road, meaning the limit drops from 100 km/h to 80 km/h. There are also multiple rural roadways with an 80 km/h limit and several throughout more urban areas in the municipality.
The weekend kicked off with a teen being caught speeding in his dad’s vehicle, Ottawa police wrote on X.
The 19-year-old was stopped after going 163 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on Limebank Road. His dad’s vehicle was impounded for two weeks as a result of the incident.
On Saturday, police were patrolling near the construction on Highway 174. There, they caught a vehicle heading 136 km/h through the construction zone. Workers are building the light rail O-train connection, which has been a focus area for Ottawa police.
Police charged an out-of-province driver who was travelling at a high rate of speed in Ottawa with their spouse and three children in the vehicle.
This driver was caught going 165 km/h on Highway 417 near Boundary Road.
“Sunshine, speed and stunt driving charges were apparently a theme this past weekend as OPS Traffic Escort officers kept busy with multiple vehicles impounded,” officers said.
There were two people caught going 151 and 152 km/h through the construction zone on Highway 174. This time, police detailed that workers were present.
Finally, the weekend ended with a driver cutting through Hunt Club Road going 150 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
All those charged with stunt driving have an automatic 30-day licence suspension, a 14-day vehicle impound and a court date. If convicted, they face thousands of dollars in fines and jail time.
