Donovan Bailey is just too fast -- at least when heâs behind the wheel police say.

The once-world champion sprinter is facing charges for driving close to 200 km/h -- twice the speed limit -- around Toronto.

The 33-year-old sprinter from Oakville, Ont., was stopped by police in November on the Queen Elizabeth Way, a highway just west of Toronto.

Bailey's lawyer will be in court early next month for the setting of a trial date.

Bailey won the 100-metre gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and also anchored Canada's victorious 400-metre relay team.

He was once considered the fastest man alive.

This is not Baileyâs first driving charge. In October 1997, Bailey crashed his $80,000 Mercedes-Benz on the same highway. He suffered slight neck and shoulder injuries and was fined $200 for failing to report the accident.