Driver caught excessively speeding through Golden didn’t learn his lesson

It’s not unusual for RCMP in BC to nab people driving at excessive speeds.

When that happens, they can seize the vehicle and impound it for seven days on a first offence.

Which is what the Golden RCMP did recently. When the driver got his vehicle back, it quickly became clear he had not learned his lesson.

“He had just picked his vehicle from the impound lot, and tried to make a quick trip back home,” a Golden-Field RCMP Facebook posting said yesterday, July 18. “Golden's BC Highway Patrol caught him leaving town going 174km/h in a 90km/h speed zone.”

His vehicle, of course, was impounded again.

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Excessive speeding is defined as more than 40 km/h over the speed limit, but the faster a person drives the stiffer the penalty.

The fines start at $368 and three penalty points. Police can also impound the vehicle for seven days.

In this case, the driver was 84 km/h over the speed limit.

Anything above 60 km/h triggers a fine of $483 and three penalty points and the vehicle can be impounded for 30 days if it happens within two years of the first offence which this, obviously, did.

The driver is also on the hook for towing and impound fees.

The Facebook post doesn’t say whether this was just a second offence or one of many.

A third excessive speeding offence within two years can result in the vehicle being impounded for 60 days.

The post does not say where the driver is from.

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