The incident took place in a populated area, posing danger to the public, West Shore RCMP stated (File photo)

The incident took place in a populated area, posing danger to the public, West Shore RCMP stated (File photo)

West Shore RCMP issues driver ticket, impounds vehicle for drag racing

Incident took place in 'heavily populated' area on Island Highway on May 3 in View Royal

  • May. 6, 2019 12:00 a.m.

West Shore RCMP issued “several” tickets and impounded a vehicle after the driver was seen drag racing near 6 Mile Pub in View Royal.

On May 3, a police officer witnessed two vehicles “drag racing each other and weaving through traffic at a high rate of speed,” the release reads.

The officer found one of the vehicles, 1991 black Pontiac Firebird, after catching up to it at a red light, it states.

“When the light went green the Firebird began spinning [its] wheels and drifting to the right. Our K-9 officer pulled over the Firebird which was being driven by a man with a class 7 license.”

The driver was issued “several” violation tickets including driving without consideration, they add. RCMP report the Firebird was impounded for seven days for dangerous driving.

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