BC Highway Patrol sets the tone for summer driving over the May long weekend

B.C., BC Highway Patrol

2024-05-28 08:46 PDT

Over the May long weekend, BC Highway Patrol conducted a Province wide enforcement initiative named Drive to Arrive to send a clear message to drivers for the start of the summer season.

BC Highway Patrol members targeted the top high-risk driving behaviours contributing to serious injury and fatal collision on our highways, targeting Excessive Speeding, Aggressive/Dangerous Driving, Impaired Driving, and Distracted Driving. During the May long weekend BC Highway Patrol served over 2830 violation tickets including to speeders, street racers, and prohibited drivers. BCHP officers also conducted road blocks across BC and removed over 80 impaired drivers from our highways.

There was no shortage of excessive speeders on our highways. Drivers were charged and received fines in the range of $368 to $483. They also had their vehicle impounded for 7-days. Here are just a few of them:

A Ferrari going 143 km/hour in a posted 80 km/hour zone;
A Chrysler 300 travelling at 128 km/hour in a 60 km/hour zone;
A Volkswagen Touareg operating 136 km/hour in a 80 km/hour zone;
Two Tesla’s travelling at 160 km/hour and 165 km/hour in a 90 km/hour zone;
A Ford F150 travelling 110 km/hour in a 60 km/hour zone;
Two street racers, were stopped racing through a 60 km/hour zone going 131 km/hour;
A BMW travelling at 185 km/hour in the 100 km/hour zone; and
A Dodge Charger travelling at 208 km/hour, which was 108 km/hour over the posted speed limit.

Three photos with police vehicles with sedans pulled over on a highway. One photo of two sedans being towed by a tow truck

View larger image: Three photos with police vehicles with sedans pulled over on a highway. One photo of two sedans being towed by a tow truck.

BC Highway Patrol also removed 82 impaired drivers from our highways. In one particular case, the BCHP officer was conducting an impaired driving investigation when they pulled over a second impaired driver. Both drivers received immediate roadside driving prohibitions and both vehicles were impounded for 30 days.

Thank you to the public for reporting high-risk drivers and impaired drivers. We would like to encourage the public to report high-risk driving to police immediately, so we can continue to work together to reduce the number of serious collisions on our highways, says Corporal Melissa Jongema, BC Highway Patrol Media Relations Officer. Drivers should expect enhanced enforcement operations throughout the summer season as we continue to focus on high-risk and impaired drivers.

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