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Need for speed results in 2 vehicle impounds in Sicamous

Drivers of the separate incidents also slapped with $368 fines
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Sicamous RCMP impounded two vehicles and issued tickets for excessive speed in separate incidents on the Trans-Canada Highway. (BC Highway Patrol photo)

Lead feet lead two drivers to losing their vehicles and a large chunk of change in separate incidents in Sicamous.

Just after midnight on May 16, police noticed a vehicle travelling at an excessive speed exiting the Bruhn Bridge headed east on the Trans-Canada Highway.

鈥淭he speed limit in the area is 60 km/h while the officer obtained a radar speed of 111 km/h,鈥 Sgt. Murray McNeil said in a press release, adding the driver was given a $368 fine for excessive speed and his SUV was impounded for seven days, which carries a cost as well.

At 11:30 p.m. on May 19 of the long weekend, Sicamous RCMP noticed a Ford Mustang going an excessive speed on Highway 1 near Yard Creek in Malakwa, which was confirmed by the officer to be 165 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.

鈥淭he driver, a resident of Surrey, was stopped and issued a $368 ticket for excessive speeding while his vehicle was impounded for a period of seven days.鈥

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