Driver clocked going 56 km/h over the speed limit in Merritt
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MERRITT, B.C. — Double the speed, double the trouble.
Merritt RCMP say a vehicle was caught speeding at 106 km/h down Voght Street past the local police detachment on Monday (Feb. 23). The posted speed limit is 50 km/h.
“The driver exited Highway 5 into Merritt but appeared not to realize they were leaving a high‑speed highway and entering a municipality where pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles are common,” Cst. Blake Chursinoff said in a news release issued Thursday (Feb. 26). “When the investigating officer stopped the vehicle, the driver tried to justify travelling 56 km/h over the posted limit by claiming they had not yet adjusted to municipal driving speeds.”
The driver was issued an excessive speeding ticket costing $368 and their work vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.
