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The Canadian Press

Posted July 21, 2026 12:45 pm

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Quebec provincial police say they stopped a 21-year-old man who was driving at more than twice the speed limit on a highway in Laval, a city north of Montreal.

Police say the man’s vehicle was clocked at 208 kilometres per hour in a 100 km/h zone on Highway 15.

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Police say local police stopped him shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday.

Police say the driver got a $1,993 speeding ticket and 24 demerit points.

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Police say his driver’s licence was suspended for seven days.

The force says speeding remains one of the leading causes of fatal crashes in the province, especially during the summer.

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