Street racing, speeding in construction zones lead to over $15,000 in fines: Quebec police

Driving at illegal speeds and participating in street races in the province of Quebec cost a few drivers dearly. The Quebec Provincial Police (SQ) succeeded in arresting the offending drivers during an operation, and a total of more than 15,000 dollars were fined for them.

Some of these drivers have been speeding in construction areas that require more caution. It should be noted that the fine for driving at high speed in such areas is doubled.

Street racing

On Thursday, SQ police officers in Laval stopped a 20-year-old man from Saint-Estache on Highway 13 North. This driver was driving at a speed of 190 km/h in an area where the speed limit is 100 km/h.

In addition to the $1,601 fine for speeding, he also received another $1,576 fine for "racing." Also, his license was confiscated for a week and his car was confiscated. The person may also face criminal charges of dangerous driving.

The next morning, around 1:15 a.m., SQ police officers in Laval stopped two Laval drivers, aged 20 and 35, for speeding over 186 km/h on the same highway.

In addition to the 1,576 dollar fine for participating in the race, the 20-year-old driver also received another 1976 dollar fine for speeding. The 35-year-old driver received a fine of $1,676 for speeding in addition to the fine for participating in the race.

In addition to confiscating the license and impounding the car, the penalty for participating in street races also carries 12 negative points for the driver's license.

In the north of the province, two drivers were seen on the 15 North highway near Saint-Jerome with a speed of almost 200 km/h.

One of the cars was stopped and the 18-year-old driver received a fine of 1,826 dollars and a penalty for participating in the race, in addition to the negative points, the confiscation of the license and the confiscation of the car.

Unauthorized speed in construction areas

On Thursday, around 1:30 a.m., SQ Laval police officers stopped a driver who was driving 156 km/h in a construction zone on Highway 15 North in Mirabel. In this area where the workers were working, the speed limit is 70 km/h.

The 19-year-old driver from Provo was fined $1,676 and had his car impounded and his license suspended.

The next day, shortly after midnight, SQ officers stopped a driver driving at 140km/h in the same construction zone.

The 24-year-old driver from Blaineville was fined $864, his license was suspended, and his car was impounded.

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