US EditionSpeeding BMW Driver Nearly Hit Officer because He Was Reading Text Message: BCHP
CARIBOO REGION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 22 – The 27-year-old driver was fined $708 for speeding 35 km/h over the limit, texting while driving, and failing to stop for police on Highway 97, officials said.
- In the late afternoon on July 16, a 27-year-old man from Kelowna driving a BMW sped past two BC Highway Patrol officers in uniform on Highway 97 near 83 Mile House.
- The man drove 145 km/h in a 110 km/h zone while reading a text message on his cellphone, which police say distracted him from noticing the officers' signals to stop.
- One officer stepped onto the highway in full uniform with a stop sign to stop the driver, who nearly struck the officers but was later pulled over and fined.
- The man was issued three fines adding up to $708: $196 for speeding, $368 for operating a phone while driving, and $144 for failing to stop when directed by police, with Cpl. Michael McLaughlin commenting that there was ample time and space to pull over.
- The incident highlights the dangers of distracted driving and coincides with RCMP’s transition to body cameras, with McLaughlin warning that actions will likely be recorded during police encounters.
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Speeding BMW driver nearly hit officer because he was reading text message: BCHP
B.C. Highway Patrol says one of its officers was nearly struck by a speeding Kelowna driver in a BMW on Highway 97 last week, and the man behind the wheel admitted he didn’t see the officer because he was reading a text message.
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