Teen caught driving 191 mph in his father's car

[Stevicus]

Teen caught driving 191 mph in his father's car — more than triple the speed limit

A teenager was caught driving 191 mph in his father's car on a highway in Ontario – more than triple the speed limit, police said. He was among the 150 drivers that have been charged with street racing or stunt racing since the start of May, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

The 18-year-old was behind the wheel of a Mercedes with a 19-year-old passenger on Sunday when he was caught going about a "football field per second," OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a 14-minute Periscope post. The OPP Highway Safety Division's Twitter account posted a photo of the radar gun catching him speeding and the vehicle being towed away.

I guess with the roads having light traffic, there's a lot more room to race. Thank goodness nobody was hurt. The kid's got some brass, that's for sure.

The teenager, who was identified as Noah Lauricella, was charged with dangerous driving and street/stunt driving driving. Lauricella also gets his license suspended and the car taken away for a week. Stunt driving carries fines up to $10,000 and can end with six months in jail and a loss of license for up to two years, according to Schmidt.

"If you're going at those kind of speeds, you have to understand the risks that you're putting yourself, the passenger who you have with you, along with all the other drivers and occupants and road users on the highways that you're blowing the doors off of," Schmidt said.

While no one was hurt, Schmidt warned the outcome could have been very different.

"This could have turned into the most devastating fatal crash ever," Schimidt said. "This vehicle would have been completely destroyed."

 

[McBell]

So, is Canada gonna ban cars or teenagers over it?

 

[Wu Wei]

Teen caught driving 191 mph in his father's car — more than triple the speed limit



I guess with the roads having light traffic, there's a lot more room to race. Thank goodness nobody was hurt. The kid's got some brass, that's for sure.

Hey, my oldest, when he got his license , in his first car, with me in it, he decided to "make" a light before it turned red.. actually squealed the tired making the turn.....spent the next couple of miles telling him to NEVER do that again....and then he took a turn almost on 2 wheels....I very calmly asked him if he remembered I use to be a mechanic...he said yes....I then calmly said...one more incident like this and I will disable this car in such a way that you will NEVER get it started again and THEN....it gets sold....he never did it again...at least not with me in the car

 

[lewisnotmiller]

So, is Canada gonna ban cars or teenagers over it?

They might tighten laws. That's occurred in the past, around areas like licensing, penalties for breach, power restrictions, and probation licensing.

 

[sun rise]

When I was young and stupid rather than old and stupid, I once took the car to as fast as it would go on the "Thruway" which was a bit over 100.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Teen caught driving 191 mph in his father's car — more than triple the speed limit



I guess with the roads having light traffic, there's a lot more room to race. Thank goodness nobody was hurt. The kid's got some brass, that's for sure.

I was behind a Chrysler 300 SRT8 and a Challenger SRT this afternoon when they decided to drag race each other. The Challenger took off beautifully and beat the Chrysler at the line, though they are pretty evenly matched in power and weight. Nothing serious and they did not get up to speeds anywhere near 190, nor did they run that long either. Just a couple of hundred yards and then slowed to reasonable speed.

 

[Stevicus]

So, is Canada gonna ban cars or teenagers over it?

Maybe they'll ban roads.

 

[Flame]

So, is Canada gonna ban cars or teenagers over it?

Time to go back to the good ole horse and buggy. Teach those kids about going over the speed limit!

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

What kind of deficit is the father trying to make up for with a car like that...?

And how dense does he have to be to let his son borrow the car...?

 

[Stevicus]

What kind of deficit is the father trying to make up for with a car like that...?

And how dense does he have to be to let his son borrow the car...?

Reminds me of this old favorite.

 

[Heyo]

What kind of deficit is the father trying to make up for with a car like that...?

A serious one. 191 mph is 307 km/h. Mercedes Benz sells cars that are electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph), at least in Germany. I.e. he must have had the car tuned (which makes it illegal for the road) or bought it from a professional tuner (AMG?) which makes it a bit more expensive.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

A serious one. 191 mph is 307 km/h. Mercedes Benz sells cars that are electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph), at least in Germany. I.e. he must have had the car tuned (which makes it illegal for the road) or bought it from a professional tuner (AMG?) which makes it a bit more expensive.

The car is a Mercedes C63 AMG. Not sure if was an S model, but they are electronically limited to 180 according to my reading. The base C63 is electronically limited to 155.

 

[We Never Know]

A serious one. 191 mph is 307 km/h. Mercedes Benz sells cars that are electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph), at least in Germany. I.e. he must have had the car tuned (which makes it illegal for the road) or bought it from a professional tuner (AMG?) which makes it a bit more expensive.

In many models it's just a chip that can be replaced. Easy peasy

 

[Hellbound Serpiente]

We need a driving version of scared straight. Kids [and people in general] are too spoiled these days.

 

[Heyo]

The car is a Mercedes C63 AMG. Not sure if was an S model, but they are electronically limited to 180 according to my reading. The base C63 is electronically limited to 155.

AMG is a professional tuner working together with Mercedes Benz.
I looked around a bit and it seems there is the AMG version that is limited to 180 and there is an unlimited version. The car seems to be of the limited version. That means it has been tuned. I don't know about Canuckistan but that is illegal here and Daddy won't get his car back after a week.

 

[Heyo]

In many models it's just a chip that can be replaced. Easy peasy

Easy and illegal, at least here.
And besides that, even with a disabled chip, the car is only good for 300 km/h. To reach 307 he must have had a strong tail wind or there were additional modifications made. Or the speed canon wasn't precise.

 

[SomeRandom]

Damn!!
My buddies used to do burnouts when we were kids. One time my friend accidentally let go of the clutch or brake or whatever and we went flying through some poor lady’s backyard. She chased the car all the way down the street. But we lost her on the highway. Haha memories.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Looks like Canada is going to have to make their version of the Autobahn.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

So, is Canada gonna ban cars or teenagers over it?

Ban teens, duh.

Damn!!
My buddies used to do burnouts when we were kids. One time my friend accidentally let go of the clutch or brake or whatever and we went flying through some poor lady’s backyard. She chased the car all the way down the street. But we lost her on the highway. Haha memories.

That was basically impossible where I lived at that time in my life, as there arent enough people around for their to be enough cars to keep it a secret. There's also no chasing down the street there, as that could be a mile stretch or more before the nearest intersection or turn.
We just had to go where the traffic was likely not to do dumb stuff. Mine crazy was time-challenging people down a very narrow and winding route, amd a few people only ever took me up on it. And a few months short of a year ago, driving back here through the desert mountains, I was zooming through them, keeping up with a Corvette in my not as small as it looks Scion Xd, resulting in my engine blowing miles outside a town called Mini Vegas, a place I dubbed "Mini Bat Country" for a number of reasons. (In my defense, I was manic at the time)

 

[Heyo]

Looks like Canada is going to have to make their version of the Autobahn.

Very few people go that fast on the Autobahn. And why should you when you can take your car for a spin at the nearest, world famous racing track.
Are there racing tracks in Canada?