Three motorists were stopped by police for driving dangerously in Saanich last week – two will be without wheels for a week and the other for 30 days.
At about 10 p.m. on March 25, officers came across a driver doing burnouts – spinning their tires while stationary. This resulted in a seven-day vehicle impound for stunting.
Stunt driving is when a driver deliberately:
-Loses traction
-Spins their tires
-Drives into oncoming traffic
-Prevents other vehicles from passing
-Drives too close to other vehiclesTonight, a 'burnout' led to this vehicle being impounded for 7 days for stunt driving. pic.twitter.com/lDCK7gKx7N
— Saanich Police Traffic Safety Unit (@SPD_Traffic) March 26, 2021
Just a few hours later, an officer came across a driver fish-tailing and pulled them over. The driver appeared to be impaired and a breath test showed they were under the influence of alcohol. The result was a 90-day driving prohibition and a 30-day vehicle impound.
The third vehicle impound occurred after a driver on a takeout food run stopped for excessive speeding – more than 40 km/h over the posted speed limit – in a 50 km/h zone.
A ticket for speeding excessively can be up to $483, three penalty points and a seven-day vehicle impound.
A third impound for our officers tonight was for excessive speed. This driver went for takeout and decided to accellerate hard down a hill in front of a school in a 50 zone. pic.twitter.com/7GFSUNvuE9
— Saanich Police Traffic Safety Unit (@SPD_Traffic) March 26, 2021
