A week after motorcycle fatality on the Sea to Sky, 22-year-old rider clocked at shocking speed on Hwy. 99
SEA TO SKY HIGHWAY – Roughly a week after a motorcycle crash claimed the life of a female rider who was reportedly speeding and driving erratically, police say a 22-year-old motorcyclist with a Class 8 learner’s license has been heavily fined for dangerous speeding on Highway 99.
BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin says police obtained a speed reading of 177 km/h in a posted 80 zone on Saturday, July 11, at 7:43 a.m., near Furry Creek, B.C.
Police have identified the motorcycle rider as a 22-year-old Vancouver woman who only had a Class 7 (passenger vehicle learner) and Class 8 (motorcycle learner) licence.
“Sometimes we feel like a broken record when we say that speed kills people,” said Cpl. McLaughlin. “But clearly some people aren’t getting the message. Being 97 km/h over the limit could easily have repeated a tragedy from only one week ago on the same highway.”
