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Driver clocked at 191 km/h on Highway 401, Augusta Township: OPP

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“A recipe for disaster.”

That’s what OPP are calling a situation that took place in the small hours of Sunday, Aug. 4 on Highway 401.

Police say in a post to X that at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, a car was clocked at 191 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the 401 near Blue Church in Augusta Township.

The driver had their licence seized and the vehicle was impounded. They were charged with stunt driving and issued a court date.

“Speeding itself is already a dangerous move,” police state in the post. “Add in the reduced visibility of nighttime driving and the fog that began rolling in, and you have a recipe for disaster.

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