Two drivers stopped for excessive speeding in Pontiac MRC

Two drivers stopped for excessive speeding in Pontiac MRC

Two drivers were stopped for excessive speeding in the Pontiac MRC today.

Shortly after 9 a.m. on September 10th, Sûreté du Québec officers stopped a 24-year-old man from Mascouche on Highway 148 in Shawville. Police say he was travelling 91 kilometres per hour in a 50-kilometre-per-hour zone.

He received a $627 fine and six demerit points. His licence was suspended for seven days, and his vehicle was towed.

Around noon, police stopped a 28-year-old man from Shawville on Highway 301 in Portage-du-Fort. He was allegedly travelling 93 kilometres per hour in a 50-kilometre-per-hour zone.

He also received a $627 fine and six demerit points.

The Sûreté du Québec is reminding drivers that speeding remains one of the leading causes of fatal collisions on Quebec roads.