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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Excessive speed

B.C. driver gets mom’s Lamborghini impounded for excessive speed northeast of Manning Park on Hwy. 3

Aug 26, 2025 | 12:55 PM

PRINCETON — A 26-year-old North Vancouver man got a hefty bill to pay earlier this summer and an awkward conversation with his mom after blazing through a section of Highway 3 northeast of Manning Park and getting nabbed by a BC Highway Patrol officer.

According to a news release from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, a grey Lamborghini was stopped by police on June 1, 2025, at 1:15 p.m. at the Mine Hill brake check, northeast of Eastgate, on Highway 3

A BC Highway Patrol officer clocked the car at 130 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

“Speeding above 40 km/h over the limit is an automatic vehicle impound,” said Corporal McLaughlin. “The driver said he was on his way to a racetrack. Had he driven more responsibly, he could have had a great day at the track. Instead, he had an awkward conversation with mom.”

The Lamborghini driver received the following:

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• Excessive speed under section 148(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act ($368);
• No front licence plate under section 3.011(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act Regulations ($109);
• The costs for a rural tow and a 7-day impound;
• Three years of high-risk driver premiums for licencing and insurance.

The total fines and associated costs will likely exceed $2,500.

“Our first priority is to keep you and all road users safe,” said Cpl. McLaughlin. “If that is not enough to slow you down, you may wish to consider whether you’re willing to light thousands of dollars of your own money on fire.”