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B.C. driver blames muscle car after second excessive-speed impoundment
B.C. Highway Patrol says a 59-year-old Vernon resident was caught speeding excessively for the second year in a row. His Dodge Challenger was clocked at 151 km/h in a 100 km/h zone near Golden, and the fines and higher high-risk insurance premiums are expected to bring his costs to about $2,500.
A driver caught excessively speeding on B.C. highways two years in a row blamed his muscle car for being “too fast,” police say. B.C. Highway Patrol said the driver’s modified Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T was most recently clocked at 151 km/h in a 100 km/h zone near Golden on the morning of Oct. 2.
The driver was stopped and fined $368 for excessive speeding and another $109 for having prohibited tinted windows. In a statement, B.C. Highway Patrol said the driver claimed the car was “too fast,” but the officer pointed out that it has two pedals. Sgt. Michael McLaughlin said police would invite drivers to experiment with using the “go fast” pedal a little less.
Authorities said the driver, a 59-year-old Vernon resident, had the same car impounded for excessive speeding in the Falkland area last summer. B.C. Highway Patrol said that, in addition to the fines, higher high-risk driver insurance premiums over the coming years will bring his total costs to about $2,500.
McLaughlin said drivers of this age should arguably know better.