Police impounded a costly set of wheels in British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Highway over the weekend.
RCMP say a novice driver in a 2018 McLaren 720S was clocked doing 151 km/h in an 80-km/h zone near Porteau Cove on Saturday.
Police say they also found evidence the car had been seized before for the same offence.
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RCMP Cpl. Mike Halskov says the fine is almost $1,000, which includes an excessive speed ticket for $483 and a driving while distracted ticket for $368, as well as six demerit points.
Police say vehicle is valued at approximately $462,000 and costs about $15,000 a year to insure.
It was one of five vehicles impounded by RCMP Traffic Services out of Squamish on the weekend, which included a motorcycle that was going 135 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
The Canadian Press
