US Edition7 people not wearing seatbelts as Alberta driver found speeding on B.C. Highway
Driver and passengers received nearly $1,000 in fines for speeding 36 km/h over limit and multiple seatbelt violations, including an improperly restrained 3-year-old child.
- On Aug. 16, BC Highway Patrol stopped a grey minivan on Highway 97C near Merritt after it was recorded at 136 km/h in a 100 km/h zone and began questioning the driver.
- Inside the van, officers found nine people but only two wearing seatbelts and a 3-year-old's car seat with no functioning buckles, revealing seatbelt and child-restraint violations.
- Officials detailed the ticket breakdown, showing the driver, a 36-year-old Edmonton man, received $472 in fines, including $196 for speeding and $167 for a permit passenger without seatbelt.
- The stop left the group with nearly $1,000 in traffic tickets after violations were tallied, with the driver saying he was "nearly out of gas."
- BCHP Corp. Michael McLaughlin cautioned that `There are many reasons to slow down. You will very likely avoid police attention, and you will be much safer`, adding `We explained to the driver that speeding dramatically worsens your fuel economy`.
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