Impaired ‘N' driver caught speeding 174 km/h on Vancouver Island highway: police
Saanich Police say they caught a new driver speeding excessively on Pat Bay Highway in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Just before 3 a.m., a patrol officer's laser readings showed the vehicle was travelling 174 km/h in an 80 km/h zone, in the 4000 block of the highway.
Police say the driver didn't stop and continued to speed south before turning off at Vernon Avenue.
'Our officer did not pursue the vehicle but did circulate through the Carey Road area and located the vehicle parked on a dead-end side street,' a Friday news release from the Saanich Police Department reads. 'The driver was ordered out of the vehicle and taken into custody.'
The driver was also impaired and failed a breath test, police allege.
He was handed a 90-day driving prohibition and had his vehicle impounded for 30 days, according to police. The driver also received tickets for failing to display an 'N' decal and for excessive speeding.
He was later released from custody and the department says it will recommend criminal charges of flight from police and impaired driving.
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