BC Highway Patrol set a record on the long weekend for impounds of cars due to excessive speeding on the Sea to Sky Highway.
As part of the month-long High Risk Driving Campaign in May, the BC Highway Patrol unit in Squamish set up multiple speed check zones along Highway 99, between Lions Bay and Mt. Currie on the Victoria Day long weekend.
Between May 15 and 18, the unit issued 212 violation tickets, with 66 of those being for excessive speeding and included vehicle impounds.
“At one moment in time, we had four high-end Porsches and two motorcycles lined up waiting to be towed to the impound lot,” says Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “We want our highways to be a beautiful and safe drive for everyone, and we’re going to keep removing excessive speeders until people get the message.”
The busiest day for speeding was May 17, when 33 vehicles were impounded.
“Even though we warned of ‘police ahead’ using highway signs, there were numerous drivers who were more than 80 over the limit,” says Cpl. McLaughlin. “That sort of excessive speeding is exactly what we commonly see at fatal highway collisions, and it’s not acceptable.”
The previous long weekend record for excessive speeding impounds on Highway 99 was from Labour Day 2025 when 60 vehicles were impounded.