New driver receives $483 speeding fine
BC Highway Patrol recently handed out a $483 fine to a new driver travelling 169 kilometres per hour in a posted 100 kilometres per hour speed zone.
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — BC Highway Patrol recently handed out a $483 fine to a new driver travelling 169 kilometres per hour in a posted 100 kilometres per hour speed zone.
Officers caught three vehicles, including the new driver, speeding on highways near Dawson Creek and Fort St. John on Sunday.
“The posted speed limits serve as a reminder to the public to slow down and that exceeding these posted speed limits puts themselves and others at risk,” said BC Highway Patrol Officer Constable Matthew MacCallum.
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“This new driver netted a hefty fine for $483, three penalty points, and had his vehicle impounded for seven days.”
BC Highway Patrol wants to remind the public to slow down to arrive safely at the destination.
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