Montreal A young driver pays dearly for speeding on

Montreal | A young driver pays dearly for speeding on Autobahn 40 –

(Montreal) Two drivers are paying dearly for their speeding after they were stopped by Sûreté du Québec highway patrol officers on Highway 40 near Highway 13 in Montreal on Tuesday evening.

Posted at 5:56 p.m.

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At around 8 p.m., the “two drivers were driving one behind the other and changing lanes and making dangerous movements in traffic for several kilometers” when they were intercepted by the police, emphasizes a press release from the SQ.

The maximum legal speed in this area is 100 km/h. However, the driver of the first vehicle, a 22-year-old Montrealer, was stopped traveling at 172 km/h.

For this speeding violation, she received a $1,405 fine and 14 penalty points. Police also issued another $1,567 ticket, which added four additional penalty points, “for committing an act endangering life.” A final citation, this time for $499, was issued against him for obstructing the work of a peace officer.

In addition, his driving license was revoked for seven days.

The other motorist, an 18-year-old man from Blainville, was fined $1,567 with four penalty points for also committing an act that was potentially life-threatening.