‘Not worth your life’: Kelowna RCMP warn of speeding risks following pair of incidents

Two drivers accused of speeding successful what Kelowna, B.C., RCMP opportunity are high-collision areas had their vehicles impounded Tuesday.

One Mountie was group up connected Springfield Road adjacent View Road and spotted a conveyance travelling 106 kilometres an hr successful a 50 km/h zone, constabulary said.

At nan aforesaid time, RCMP said different serviceman was group up connected Highway 33 adjacent Garner Road erstwhile they captured a conveyance walking 108 km/h successful a 60 km/h zone.

“Both drivers were issued excessive speeding tickets successful nan magnitude of $368 and had their vehicles impounded for 7 days,” RCMP said.

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This was not nan first excessive speeding summons and conveyance impound for nan driver connected Highway 33, which whitethorn consequence successful further sanctions from ICBC.

Sgt. Colby Attlesey said nan region betwixt Kelowna and Vernon is 50 kilometres. The clip quality betwixt driving 90km/h and 130km/h complete that region is 10 minutes.

“Is 10 minutes worthy $368 and a conveyance impound? Speed is simply a starring origin of fatal collisions successful B.C. and it is surely not worthy your life aliases nan lives of those astir you, truthful please, obey nan velocity limits,” Sgt. Colby Attlesey pinch Kelowna municipal postulation services said.