A hot-footed motorist was nabbed early yesterday driving her Ford Explorer at about 130 km/h in a 50-km/h zone in east Hamilton.

It's the second time this year that the 31-year-old Hamilton resident has been charged under the new provincial legislation enacted to discourage street racing. The law allows for higher penalties for motorists exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/h.

Police Sergeant Terri-Lynn Collings said the woman was pulled over on Barton Street East at Parkdale Avenue shortly after midnight.

Just as in the earlier incident, her car was impounded and she lost her licence for seven days. She will also have to appear in court. Normally, under the Highway Traffic Act, motorists are simply given a ticket citing the offence and have the option of pleading guilty without appearing in court.

Here is what the law is all about if you are unaware:

First Street Racing Conviction

Dangerous Driving - No Bodily Harm or Death: 1 to 3 years

Dangerous Driving causing Bodily Harm: 1 to 10 years

Dangerous Driving causing Death:  1 to 10 years

Criminal Negligence causing Bodily Harm: 1 to 10 years

Criminal Negligence causing Death: 1 year to life

Second Street Racing Conviction:

Dangerous Driving - No Bodily Harm or Death: 2 to 5 years

Dangerous Driving causing Bodily Harm: 2 to 10 years

Dangerous Driving causing Death:  Lifetime ban

 (Applies only if an offender has two convictions where someone was injured or killed as a result of street racing, and at least one of these offences caused a death .)

Criminal Negligence causing Bodily Harm: 2 to 10 years

Criminal Negligence causing Death: Lifetime ban

(Applies only if an offender has two convictions where someone was injured or killed as a result of street racing, and at least one of these offences caused a death .)

All subsequent street racing convictions:

Dangerous Driving - No Bodily Harm or Death: 3 years to life

Dangerous Driving causing Bodily Harm: 3 years to life.

Dangerous Driving causing Death:  Lifetime ban

(Applies only if an offender has three or more convictions where someone was injured or killed as a result of street racing, and at least one of these offences caused a death .)

Criminal Negligence causing Bodily Harm: 3 years  to life

Criminal Negligence causing Death: Lifetime ban