3x blood alcohol level, 2x speed limit as police make impaired driving arrest

Gatineau Police are sharing details of an especially frightening case of drunk driving.

They say a BMW was intercepted at 2 a.m. today on Lucerne Boulevard in Aylmer travelling at 156 km/h.

The speed limit on that stretch is 70.

The 30-year-old driver from Ontario was arrested and taken to the station for testing.

Police say his blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, and he had already been banned from driving.