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OPP clock driver going nearly 200km/h on Highway 8

Ontario Provincial Police say the driver of this vehicle was clocked going 194km/h on Highway 8 in Kitchener. (OPP) Ontario Provincial Police say the driver of this vehicle was clocked going 194km/h on Highway 8 in Kitchener. (OPP)
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A 22-year-old driver asked an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer to reduce the speed and give him a break after being clocked going 194km/h, officials say.

In a tweet posted Saturday morning, OPP said the driver was travelling along Highway 8 in Kitchener on their way home to Hamilton.

Ontario Provincial Police clocked a driver going 194km/h along Highway 8 in Kitchener. (OPP)

In the tweet, OPP said the driver asked the officers to “reduce the speed and give him a break.”

The driver was charged with stunt driving, will face a 30-day licence suspension and have their vehicle impounded for 14 days, OPP said.

A photo of the incident posted by OPP shows a silver Audi pulled to the side of the highway with a tow truck hooking up the vehicle.

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