10-06-2025
6 excessive speeders nabbed in 90 minutes, including dad taking son to hockey: Richmond RCMP
Richmond RCMP are reminding drivers to slow down after impounding six vehicles for excessive speeding over the course of just 90 minutes last weekend.
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.
