An 83-year-old Vancouver Island motorist was handed a hefty fine after he was caught speeding excessively through a school zone earlier this week.
On Tuesday February 7th, an Oceanside RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop in front of Kwalikum Secondary School on Village Way in Qualicum Beach.
The officer said they observed a motorist driving a Mercedes-Benz travelling over 100 km/h — precisely, the in-car radar recorded the vehicle at 108 km/h.
The man driving the vehicle was handed a $368 ticket and due to the severity of his speeding violation, his vehicle was impounded for seven days under the BC’s vehicle impoundment program.
“The officer said they were in disbelief when they observed the vehicle speeding at such excess through a school zone on a school day,” said Sergeant Shane Worth of the Oceanside RCMP.
“Our officers spend time enforcing speed zones at all of our local schools and we remind the motoring public to take care and slow down in school zones in order to keep everyone safe and avoid hefty fines and vehicle impounds.”
