I first thought the fines were too high, but upon reading about what he was doing and what could have happened, I have no sympathy.
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The sirens and flashing lights? That means put away the cell phone and pull over. A 24-year-old from Gatineau, Quebec learned that the hard way after he was pulled over by police outside of Ottawa.
The young man, who failed to notice the officers because he was texting, was fined over $2,300, reports the Ottawa Sun.
The man was driving down highway 307 around 11 p.m. January 6, driving so erratically police initially thought he was impaired. The police watched the man narrowly avoid a head-on collision while passing cars at speeds of up to 90 km/h.
Officers had to pull up next to the car to get his attention and wave him to the side of the road.
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