A Pitt Meadows driver is now facing a full week without their vehicle after they were caught going more than double the speed limit in the rural part of the city.
Ridge Meadows RCMP reported that the vehicle was clocked going 115 km/hr on Baynes Road, in an area that has a posted speed limit of 50 km/hr.
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The police pulled over the southbound driver and issued them a violation ticket in addition to impounding the vehicle for seven days.
This is coming on the heels of the Ridge Meadows RCMP announcement that Pitt Meadows drivers were issued 40 per cent more violation tickets in 2022 than the year prior.
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