A West Vancouver teen has had his 450-horsepower toy taken away after being caught flouting the speed limit on a crash-prone road.
Anticipating spotty weather on Tuesday morning, a West Vancouver traffic patrol officer drove up to Cypress Bowl Road to step up speed enforcement. There, he crossed paths with a local high school student taking his 2017 Camaro out for a rip with two friends inside, according to Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman.
“He wanted to show his buddies what his new car could do,” Palmer said. “The answer is 142 kilometres per hour in a 60 km/h zone and 45 to 50 km/h on the way to the impound lot.”
The teen was handed a $368 ticket for excessive speeding, a $109 ticket for driving with more passengers than his N licence allows and $88 fine for driving without his drivers’ licence card.
He could also face a licence review by the superintendent of motor vehicles, Palmer said.
The vehicle has been impounded for seven days but because it is registered in his parents’ names, and they are out of town, the student may be stuck with his Compass Card until they return and fill out the necessary paperwork, Palmer said.
West Vancouver police keep a frequent presence on Cypress Bowl Road to nab speeders putting themselves and others at risk.
