Driver caught going nearly 100 km/h over limit in Brampton said ‘he needed to use bathroom’

A driver from Caledon is facing stunt driving charges after he was caught going nearly 100 km/h over the speed limit.

In a post on X, Peel Regional Police say officers stopped the driver near Queen Street East and Goreway Drive in Brampton on Monday night.

Police say the 26-year-old driver was pulled over just after snow began to fall. His vehicle was clocked at 153 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

The driver’s excuse for speeding was that “he needed to use the bathroom,” according to police.

The driver has had his license suspended for 30 days and his vehicle impounded for two weeks.

After the snow began to fall last night, a vehicle was stopped for 153km/h in a 60km/h zone. Queen Street East/Goreway Drive #Brampton.

Driver, a 26-year-old man from Caledon, said he needed to use the bathroom.

Charge: Stunting
30-day License suspension, 14-day impoundment pic.twitter.com/FIVtlv0xqm

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) November 28, 2023