A 40-year-old motorcyclist from Labelle was pinned by police officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) for speeding in Saint-Jérôme, in the Laurentians, on Sunday evening.
The police tried to intercept the motorcyclist around 10 p.m. on Highway 15 southbound, but the 40-year-old preferred to flee before pulling over on his own after a short chase.
The motorcyclist who was traveling at a speed of 180 km/h was fined $1,546, while his car was stored and his driver’s license deducted from 14 demerit points with immediate suspension for a period one month
The 40-year-old could face charges of driving while impaired by a combination of alcohol and drugs, absconding and threatening to kill law enforcement officers, Constable Nicholas Scholtus, a spokesman for the police, said on Monday. the SQ.
