Talk about your lead-foot drivers!
High Prairie RCMP report on April 8 they issued a ticket for speeding at over 100 km/hr over the posted speed limit of 100 km/hr.
Police were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 2 in Big Lakes County, says Cpl. Mathew Howell, public information officer, Western Alberta District, Alberta RCMP Media Group.
“A vehicle was locked on laser at 206 km/h in a 100 km/h zone,” he says.
“The driver was given a mandatory court date for exceeding the maximum highway speed limit, along with driving carelessly,” he adds.
His name was not released.
Further to the Alberta RCMP’s release regarding slowing down this spring, the Alberta RCMP reminds the public there in no excuse for speeding, whether it is being late to work or testing out a new car on an empty stretch of highway.