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3mo ago

Zero road fatalities recorded during Victoria Day weekend in B.C.

High-risk driving campaign issued over 9,600 tickets in May.

On the week of May 12, a Tesla Model S was stopped doing 191 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on Highway 1 near Golden.
A motorcyclist with a learner licence was recorded doing 152 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on Highway 1 in Burnaby.
Officials say B.C. saw no road fatalities over the recent Victoria Day long weekend.

Overview

  • Over the May 17–19 weekend, RCMP issued more than 1,900 speeding tickets and impounded 79 vehicles for travelling at least 40 km/h over the limit.
  • BC Highway Patrol’s month-long High Risk Driving and Motorcycle Awareness campaign generated over 9,600 speeding tickets province-wide in May.
  • This outcome compares favourably to an average of four road deaths during the same long weekend between 2019 and 2023 and three fatalities in 2024.
  • Officers intercepted extreme speeding cases, including a Tesla clocked at 191 km/h on Highway 1 near Golden and an impaired driver doing 166 km/h on Highway 3/95 in the East Kootenays.
  • Supt. Mike Coyle credited high-visibility enforcement for preventing fatalities and said officers still encounter too many examples of irresponsible driving.