17 year old gets a license suspension for doing over 163 km/hr on the TCH near Birchy Lake

    Wednesday, 16 October 2024 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The vehicle was stopped and the 17-year-old driver was ticketed, and the vehicle was seized and impounded. 

    A young driver has a license suspension after being caught for excessive speeding on Monday. RCMP Traffic Services West were on patrol on the TCH near Birchy Lake and observed a car traveling at 163 km/hr.  The vehicle was stopped and the 17-year-old driver was ticketed and the vehicle was seized and impounded. 

     

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