3 Porsches impounded after being caught excessively speeding together on Hwy #99 in Squamish

Sea to Sky, Squamish, BC Highway Patrol

2023-07-11 07:00 PDT

File # BCHP Squamish 2023-3837

On June 30, 2023 at approximately 8:00pm, an officer with BC Highway Patrol – Squamish was conducting speed enforcement in the area of the Porteau Cove Road overpass on the Sea to Sky Highway # 99 Northbound in Squamish, BC. The posted speed limit on this stretch of highway is 80 km/h.

The officer noticed three Porsche cars approaching his position at an extremely high rate of speed and established that the first two vehicles were traveling at a speed of 195 km/h, with the third Porsche traveling at a speed of 146 km/h. The officer managed to have all three drivers pull over at a safe location, where their vehicles were promptly impounded for one week.

Side view of 3 stopped Porsche cars lined up on the highway shoulder with police vehicle behind them

The three men; all from Lower Mainland BC, were issued violation tickets for excessive speeding under the BC Motor Vehicle Act. The three drivers also received 3 month driving prohibitions from the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles.

July marks the start of a Province-wide Summer Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign, and motorists can expect to see enhanced enforcement of all dangerous driving behaviours throughout the month of July and beyond.
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