A 19-year-old Prince George driver was hit with nearly $600 in fines and a seven-day impoundment after being caught going more than twice the posted speed limit north of Prince George.
According to the BC Highway Patrol, the driver clocked 187 km/h on a police radar while in a 90 km/h zone on Highway 97 on Saturday.
It also turned out the person behind the wheel was a novice driver but had failed to display the N sign.
The driver was issued a ticket for excessive speeding, carrying a $483 fine, and a ticket for failing to display the sign, carrying a $109 penalty.
The driver is also responsible for paying the cost of towing and storage related to the impoundment.
And the driver will be subject to three demerit points and could be prohibited from driving by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles for up to a year and once the prohibition ends, have to start all over the two-year process toward getting a full-privilege driving, according to Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
"The actions of this driver were reckless and dangerous and could have resulted in a fatality," BCHP said in a posting.
