{"id":12840,"date":"2026-06-23T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=12840"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:37:02","slug":"19-year-old-charged-with-stunting-171km-h-in-a-sonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/19-year-old-charged-with-stunting-171km-h-in-a-sonic\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Year Old Charged With Stunting, 171km\/h in a Sonic."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Sonic Turbo might sound like a car built for sonic speeds, but Nova Scotia highways aren\u2019t the place to prove it. One driver learned that quickly after a Southwest Traffic Services officer caught them stunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code> Hwy 101, near Avonport  \n June 12, 2 p.m.  \n 19-year-old driver  \n Speed: 171 km\/h in a posted 110 km\/h  zone  \n File # 2026-809512<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver was charged under Section 163(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act. The offence carries a $2,422.50 fine, an immediate 7-day licence suspension, and vehicle impoundment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782224458654-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782224458654-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782224458654-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782224458654-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782224458654-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782224458654.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter the excuse, excessive speed puts everyone at risk. If you witness dangerous driving, and it\u2019s safe to do so, report it immediately to police or call 911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: RCMP Release <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sonic Turbo might sound like a car built for sonic speeds, but Nova Scotia highways aren\u2019t the place to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12840"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12844,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12840\/revisions\/12844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}