That stop put the brakes on more than just speeding.

A Foothills County traffic stop on Highway 2A earlier this month ended with a vehicle impounded and a driver facing several Traffic Safety Act charges.

Foothills County Peace Officers said they stopped the vehicle in July after seeing it travelling 107 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

With help from Okotoks RCMP, officers determined the vehicle had a fictitious licence plate that had been bought online, a forged insurance card, no valid registration, and a driver who did not have a valid driver’s licence.

The charges include speeding, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating an unregistered vehicle, driving without a valid driver’s licence, displaying unauthorized plates, and producing a false insurance card.

Foothills County said the offences carry minimum fines totalling $6,751, along with required court appearances and any further penalties ordered by the courts.

Foothills County Enforcement said it was the seventh time the driver had been stopped while not holding a valid driver’s licence.