Northern B.C. reports the third-highest number of speeding tickets during Victoria Day long weekend. 

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Drivers in northern B.C. were issued the third-most speeding tickets during the Victoria long weekend, according to the BC Highway Patrol. 

In a June 11th news release, the BC Highway Patrol revealed province-wide numbers of speeding tickets issued during the May long weekend. 

According to the BC Highway Patrol, 1,818 speeding tickets were issued to drivers in northern B.C., the third-most in the province. 76 northern B.C. drivers also received excessive speeding tickets that resulted in impounds.  

BC Highway Patrol said five people died on B.C. roads during this year’s Victoria Day long weekend, following zero reported deaths in the same time frame in 2025. 

“The sad increase in long weekend deaths shows how we can’t be complacent after a good year like 2025,” said Chad Badry, inspector with the BC Highway Patrol. 

In total, BC Highway Patrol officers wrote 7,898 tickets province-wide, including 568 excessive speeding tickets with impoundments during the Victoria Day weekend. 

This amount is a decrease from 9,600 tickets issued over the same weekend in 2025. 

“A lower overall number of tickets is good, but it’s not an indication that we are actually driving more safely,” Badry said. 

“BC Highway Patrol officers wrote significantly more excessive speeding tickets in May 2026. Those tickets indicate a dangerous lack of judgment from many drivers,” he continued. 

Motorcyclists are asked to be extra cautious as they are more than three times more likely to be injured in or killed in a crash when compared to those in a passenger vehicle, according to the release.

BC Highway Patrol said it will continue with “education through enforcement” all summer and reminds road users that driving safety is the best way to avoid tickets and tragedy.