BC Highway Patrol issued 75 violation tickets during three-day patrol

FORT NELSON, B.C. – The BC Highway Patrol officers conducted a three-day northern patrol earlier this month.

The patrol was along Highway 91 at the British Columbia and Yukon border, from Toad River to north of Liard River Hot Springs.

A total of 75 violation tickets were issued, including tickets for excessive speed, speeding in a construction zone, driving without due care, and seatbelts.

Construction zone speed enforcement took place at the Liard River Bridge, which was well received and appreciated by the construction crew and flaggers working on the project, said the BCHP.

Officers also stopped a group of hunters and discovered two sheep heads and hides in their possession. The group was determined to have been poaching and were witnessed discarding the meat.  The BC Conservation Service has taken over the file and will assess what charges will be appropriate.