excessive speeding
American driver busted going 262 km/h on the Coquihalla Highway
A 50-year-old Washington State man is scheduled to appear in a B.C. court next month…
Excessive speeding in North Okanagan cost two drivers their cars for a week
An RCMP speed check in the North Okanagan last night caught a driver going more…
New driver busted near Abbotsford for driving 107 km/h over the speed limit
An 18-year-old novice driver was charged last week after driving 187 km/h near Abbotsford. The…
Vernon mechanic takes Corvette for joy ride, owner gets the hassle
"IT HAPPENS MORE THAN YOU THINK" VERNON – The Corvette was supposed to go in…
Alberta driver nabbed for excessive speeding in Lake Country
DRIVER WAS GOING MORE THAN 210 KILOMETRES PER HOUR LAKE COUNTRY – An Alberta man…
Police step up efforts to curb speeding in Armstrong
ARMSTRONG - Several speeders were surprised to find police waiting for them on a backcountry road in Armstrong this week. Residents in the Otter Lake Road area of Armstrong have expressed concerns about speeders to police and city council, and those worries prompted an enforcement blitz early Tuesday morning, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk said in...
Vernon RCMP remind drivers to slow down after speeding spike
VERNON - The Vernon RCMP is reminding the public to slow down after clocking one driver going upwards of 50 km/h over the posted limit — just one of numerous drivers ignoring posted speeds. Traffic services noticed the excessive speeder Mar. 7 around 7:21 a.m. on Highway 6 near Ricardo Road in an 80 km/h...
Surrey man lands himself a year in jail for drug trafficking
PENTICTON - A Surrey man found guilty of drug trafficking will spend the next year in jail. Graham V. Jordan, 50, was found guilty of drug trafficking charges laid against him after his arrest in November 2011 in Keremeos. Justice Selwyn Romilly sentenced Jordan to one year in prison on Monday in Penticton Supreme Court. Jordan...
Some Vernon drivers have lead-foot syndrome
VERNON - A trio of novice drivers were each whacked with $483 fines this weekend for excessive speeding downtown Vernon. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says it appears the three individuals were racing each other down 27 Street around 8 p.m. Sunday. Two were in cars — a blue Honda Prelude and a red Mustang —...
Looks like it’s going to be a big year for excessive speeding
VERNON - Police have nabbed almost as many excessive speeders in the past six months as they did in all of last year. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says 22 drivers have been caught speeding excessively in the North Okanagan so far this year, compared to a total of 25 in 2013. “B.C.'s speeding law compels...