A 25-year-old novice driver was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and transported to a hospital after he was nabbed driving nearly 200 km/h near Lake Cowichan.
On March 16th, a BC Highway Patrol officer spotted a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed Westbound on Highway 18 near Lake Cowichan.
Using a radar gun, the officer clocked the vehicle traveling at 194 km/h, almost double the speed limit in this posted 100 km/h zone.
Unbeknownst to the speeder, the speeding driver was approaching a second officer who was alerted of the incoming vehicle.
He clocked the driver traveling at 191 km/h and executed a traffic stop.
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Once the car was pulled over, a twenty-year old man with a novice driver’s licence was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and transported to hospital. Police did not release specifics surrounding the cause.
“The Cowichan Valley Highway (Hwy 18) usually has wildlife, such as elk, on or in close proximity to the roadway that become a visual distraction or something nobody wants to hit, especially in the dark,” said Cst. Mike Infanti, of BC Highway Patrol Chemainus.
“Thankfully this young man did not get to meet one of these animals or any other obstacles prior to police meeting up with him.”
The vehicle was impounded for seven days, and the driver was issued multiple violation tickets including excessive speed.
