3 drivers in Mississauga nailed doing double the speed limit

Three drivers were all caught doing more than 2½ times the speed limit along the same Mississauga roadway where a pedestrian was recently struck and killed, police say.

In a tweet hash-tagged #SlowDown, Peel Regional Police said the heavy-footed drivers were all caught in a 50 km/h zone on Derry Road East near Cattrick Drive. Two were travelling at 125 km/h and 126, and another was booting it 137 km/h. The stops came within a two-day span.

“(This) is also the location of a recent motor vehicle collision that resulted in a pedestrian fatality,” Peel Regional Police noted.

Derry Road, near Cattrick Drive in Malton is a posted 50km/h zone. It is also the location of a recent motor vehicle collision that resulted in a pedestrian fatality. Over the last 2 days, 12 Division has intercepted 3 separate drivers travelling 137, 125, and 126 km/h. #SlowDown pic.twitter.com/ZoALkLUvmu

— PRP Road Safety Services (@PRPRoadSafety) June 8, 2022

Exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/h or more, where the speed limit is set at less than 80, triggers stunt driving charges in Ontario. Drivers also face a 30-day roadside driver’s licence suspension, as well as a 14-day vehicle impoundment, if pulled over by police for stunt driving.

As of April 1, offenders charged with stunt driving also have to complete a driver improvement course within 60 days.

(Cover photo via Peel Regional Police.)