Drivers clocked at 124 km/hour on Fairview Street: Halton Police

Two drivers have been handed a seven-day licence suspension after racing through Burlington.

Halton Regional Police say an officer clocked two drivers travelling twice the speed limit at 6 p.m. Thursday.

“Last time we checked, Fairview Street wasn’t a drag strip,” said police in a tweet.

Police say the drivers were racing each other at 124 km/hour in a 60 km/hour zone.

Last time we checked, Fairview Street wasn’t a drag strip.

At 6pm, traffic officer saw these 2 vehicles racing one another at 124km/h in the 60km/h zone.

Racing, stunt & speeding charges for both drivers, along with 7 day impound & licence suspension. ^cr#slowdown #yourHRPS pic.twitter.com/31ixS4auGY

— HRPS Burlington (@HRPSBurl) August 14, 2020

The two were charged with racing, stunt driving and speeding.

The vehicles were impounded for a week.