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Novice driver caught doing twice the speed limit on Vancouver Island highway
A novice driver was nabbed doing nearly 200 km/h on a Vancouver Island highway with…
Teen nabbed doing 115 km/h in 50 km zone in Kelowna
A teenager driving was caught yesterday doing 115 km/h in a 50 km area. According…
Driver caught excessively speeding through Golden didn’t learn his lesson
It’s not unusual for RCMP in BC to nab people driving at excessive speeds. When…
‘L’ driver caught racing at 199 km/h in Vancouver
A 19-year-old driver with his learner's licence was pulled over going 199 km/h in an…
Majority of BC residents agree residential speed limit should be 30 km/h: poll
More than 60 per cent of British Columbians surveyed want to see residential speed limits…
Lake Country RCMP impounds 5 vehicles in 6 days
Lake Country RCMP impounded 5 cars between Dec. 10 and 15 during community patrols. Four…
Two arrested after high-risk traffic stop near Keremeos
A high-risk traffic stop near Keremeos earlier this week led to the arrest of two…
Audi and Porsche caught doing more than 200 km/h on Highway 1 in Chilliwack
Two drivers were caught driving double the speed limit on Highway 1 in Chilliwack by…
‘Not worth your life’: Driver nabbed doing more than twice speed limit in Kelowna
An officer with the Kelowna RCMP’s traffic section is pleading with drivers to slow down…
BC Tribunal rules cop car was going too fast when it crashed
A BC Tribunal has found that a Vancouver cop car, with lights and siren on, was…
The most common traffic violation observed by Lumby RCMP in one day at one intersection
LUMBY - There was some good news, and some bad news, when police spent a day observing driving habits in Lumby last week. Prompted by numerous complaints about bad driving in the school zone and at the four way stop at Shuswap Avenue and Vernon Street, police dispatched an officer to the area on Friday,...
Lead-footed drivers caught by Tk’emlúps RCMP in speed trap
KAMLOOPS – Two of the speeders caught in a RCMP crackdown in Kamloops Saturday were going over 140 kilometres per hour. The officers from the Kamloops Rural detachment ticketed a total of 15 drivers for exceeding the posted speed limit between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., July 25, eastbound on the Halston Connector, according to...
Speed considered factor in crash; two sent to Kelowna hospital
KELOWNA - A crash on Gordon Drive last night sent two Kelowna men to hospital and damaged a nearby fence. Const. Steve Holmes with Kelowna RCMP says a driver in a Nissan SUV was attempting to make a left turn from Gordon Drive onto Bothe Road when he was struck by a man driving a...
Foam Fest Run participants nailed for speeding on Silver Star Road
VERNON – Some of the estimated 5,000 people who took part in the 5K Foam Fest run at Silver Star Mountain Resort on the weekend appeared to be in a bit of a rush to get to the top of the mountain. RCMP say 24 speeding tickets were handed to drivers on Saturday, June 13....
North Okanagan neighbourhood begs for police presence on dangerous road
ARMSTRONG - After seeing police action taken on a stretch of road known for having a problem with speeders, people in other North Okanagan neighbourhoods are lining up for the same treatment. Mounties conducted a road check on Otter Lake Road May 19 after residents expressed concerns about people speeding to police and city council,...