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McLaren and Corvette impounded after drivers caught speeding on Vancouver highway

The luxury cars after they were stopped on Highway 1 early Wednesday morning. West Vancouver police Twitter

The drivers of a 2018 McLaren 720S and a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette have lost the use of their cars for seven days due to excessive speeding.

The two vehicles were seen travelling at 150 km/h in an 80km/h zone at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday.

A West Vancouver police officer was returning from another call when they spotted the vehicles going westbound on Highway 1 near the Mountain Highway exit in North Vancouver.

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Const. Jeff Palmer with the West Vancouver police says both vehicles were safely stopped on Highway 1, west of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver.

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The drivers, a 21-year-old Burnaby man and  a 25-year-old Richmond man, were ticketed for excessive speed, and the vehicles were impounded.

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