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The Ottawa Police Service charged 4 folks with stunt driving within the Barrhaven space Friday night as a part of its annual “Operation Noisemaker” marketing campaign to crack down on driving offences.

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Two of the costs have been issued to G2-level drivers who could be topic to sure circumstances as novice operators earlier than levelling as much as a G licence.

One of many two G2 drivers was charged with going 140 km/h in an 80 km/h space close to March Street and Rob Lytle Method, whereas the opposite was caught going 112 km/h in a 60 km/h zone round Fallowfield Street and Orr Road, in accordance with an OPS tweet.

The opposite two folks charged with stunt driving Friday have been discovered to be travelling at speeds of 114 km/h in a 60 km/h zone close to Fallowfield Street and Barran Road, and at 112 km/h in a 60 km/h zone in Kanata, police mentioned.

Officers additionally doled out 69 provincial offence notices for rushing, improper muffler, and pointless noise, amongst different prices, the service mentioned.

Folks charged with stunt driving face a 14-day automobile seizure, a 30-day driving suspension and fines of as much as $10,000 upon conviction.

In the course of the 2021 version of Operation Noisemaker, prices for stunt driving doubled to 157 from 78 in 2020. Police laid almost 1,200 rushing prices and 175 improper muffler prices final 12 months.