Excessive Speed

• Lethbridge police nab 4 drivers going more than 50km/h over speed limit

  The Lethbridge Police Service said it caught four drivers travelling more than 50 kilometres an hour over the speed limit during weekend traffic enforcement.

  Traffic

  Aug 14
  
• Trio of B.C. Porsche drivers hit with 3-month suspensions for excessive speed

  The BC Highway Patrol says three Porsche drivers had their vehicles impounded for a week and were issued three month driving prohibitions for excessive speed on Highway 99.

  Crime

  Jul 11
  
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• Motorcycle seized after rider clocked at 200 km/h before fleeing police: Surrey RCMP

  Surrey RCMP say they arrested the motorcyclist after he was clocked at 200 km/h and tried to flee police. The B.C. government may apply to keep the bike.

  Crime

  May 31
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• Shocking video shows violent Brampton crash; victims expected to survive

  The driver of the Audi faces multiple charges including driving under suspension, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and racing a motor vehicle, police say.

  Canada

  May 18
• B.C. driver clocked at nearly 100 km/h over posted speed limit

  The driver was handed multiple tickets, including for excessive speeding, and had their vehicle impounded for seven days.

  Crime

  Mar 27
• BMWs used in North Vancouver street race impounded after crash: RCMP

  North Vancouver police spotted two cars speeding eastbound on Highway 1 at Westview Drive at around midnight Sunday and arrested the uninjured drivers after the vehicles crashed.

  Crime

  Jan 16
• No fatalities on Alberta highways over Thanksgiving long weekend, but thousands of tickets issued

  As part of Operation Impact 2022 — an initiative organized by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police — Alberta RCMP issued 2,653 tickets over the Thanksgiving long weekend. 

  Traffic

  Oct 13, 2022
• Vehicles impounded after being clocked driving twice the speed limit: Vernon RCMP

  Both drivers were issued fines for excessive speeding by North Okanagan RCMP and they will be without their vehicles for seven days.

  Traffic

  Jul 19, 2022
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• ‘Excessive speed’: B.C. driver ‘blew engine’ on mom’s car, hit with multiple tickets

  A young driver blew the engine in “his mother’s car” trying to see how fast it could go, netting nearly $800 in fines.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2022
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• Woman clocked driving double the speed limit, car impounded: Guelph police

  Guelph police say a 31-year-old woman has lost her car for two weeks after allegedly being caught going more than twice the speed limit on Tuesday night. 

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2021