6 excessive speeders nabbed in 90 minutes, including dad taking son to hockey: Richmond RCMP
Officers pulled all of the drivers over Saturday morning, including a father who was clocked going 138 km/h in an 80 km/h zone while taking his eight-year-old son to hockey.
'The child was in the front seat with the seatbelt behind his back, and not in a booster seat as required,' Richmond RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.
The fastest vehicle was caught going 182 km/h in an 90 km/h zone.
In a statement, Const. Frank Tarape of the Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit noted that excessive speeding – defined as going at least 40 km/h over the limit – puts 'every road user at risk.'
'These speeds are a guaranteed life-altering or life-ending situation if a collision were to occur,' Tarape said.
Two of the drivers pulled over Saturday morning had previously had their vehicle impounded for excessive speeding within the last two years, authorities said.
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