Two vehicles impounded within 2 hours in Shuswap for excessive speed on Highway 1

Both vehicles clocked travelling more than 150 km/h in 100 km zone

Martha Wickett
May 29, 2023 3:30 PM

32862331_web1_RCMP-car-lights-ES-BPfiles-web — Sicamous RCMP impounded two vehicles for excessive speeding on Highway 1 in Malakwa on Friday night, May 26 and two drivers were ticketed. (Black Press Media file photo)

Two vehicles were impounded in one night for excessive speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway in Malakwa.

The first arrest took place about 9 p.m. on Friday, May 26, when Sicamous RCMP observed two eastbound vehicles travelling 鈥渨ell above鈥� the speed limit of 100 km/h, reported Sgt. Murray McNeil.

The faster of the two vehicles was clocked on radar at 155 km/h.

The Alberta-registered SUV was then pulled over and the driver was issued a $368 ticket for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40 km/h. The vehicle was impounded for seven days.

Just two hours later, about 11 p.m. on May 26, another eastbound vehicle was spotted speeding excessively on Highway 1 in Malakwa.

Radar provided a reading of 151 km/h in the 100 km/h zone. The Alberta-registered vehicle was stopped and impounded for seven days and the driver issued a $368 ticket.

Sgt. McNeil noted the vehicle was the subject of a driving complaint from Kamloops early that evening for not staying in its proper lane.

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About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.

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