Dozens of drivers had a little extra time to enjoy the most beautiful highway in British Columbia over the long weekend.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t by their own accord, as they were waiting for tow trucks to impound their vehicles after being pulled over and ticketed for excessive speeding.
According to the BC Highway Patrol, officers were set up along the Sea to Sky Highway (Hwy 99) in multiple locations between Lions Bay and Mt. Currie from May 15-18.
The small police unit issued 212 violation tickets that included 66 for excessive speeding, which comes with an automatic vehicle impound.
Half of those came on Sunday, May 17, a BCHP release said, as it was the busiest day for excessive speeding with 33 vehicles impounded.
“At one moment in time, we had four high-end Porsches and two motorcycles lined up waiting to be towed to the impound lot,” noted Cpl. Michael McLaughlin.
“We want our highways to be a beautiful and safe drive for everyone, and we’re going to keep removing excessive speeders until people get the message.”
McLaughlin added that “police ahead” warning signs didn’t even make a difference and drivers were still flying through the area at more than 80 km/h over the speed limit.
“That sort of excessive speeding is exactly what we commonly see at fatal highway collisions, and it’s not acceptable,” he explained.
It was a record-breaking long weekend of impounds for Hwy 99, as the previous high for excessive speeding impounds on that stretch of road was 60 over Labour Day weekend in 2025.
