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Impaired, stunt driving charges laid after vehicle clocked at 133 km/h in West Perth

A Listowel woman is accused of impaired and stunt driving after Perth County OPP stopped a vehicle allegedly traveling at 133 kilometres an hour in a posted 80 kilometre an hour zone.

The vehicle was stopped on Perth Road 164 near Perth Line 46 shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday while officers were conducting routine traffic enforcement. 

The driver reportedly refused to provide a breath sample as part of a roadside sobriety test.

A 38-year-old Listowel woman was arrested and charged with impaired driving, refusal to comply with a lawful demand, dangerous driving, and stunt driving.

She also had her driver's licence suspended for 90 days and her vehicle impounded for a month.

The accused is scheduled to appear in Stratford court on November 2.

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