A B.C. YouTube influencer was busted on Vancouver Island speeding in a high-performance car at 150 km/h, RCMP said Wednesday.
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On Sunday, at about 6 p.m., an officer in an unmarked area was working in Lantzville when he heard an excessively loud vehicle accelerate away from a stoplight on Highway 19, near Ware Road.
The police officer used his laser reader and captured the Nissan GT-R doing a speed of 150 km/h in a 90 km/h zone.
The Nissan GT-R driver, who identified himself as a YouTube influencer, never saw the unmarked police car and was surprised that his radar detector stayed silent, said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin, a spokesman for the B.C. highway patrol.
He added that the driver didn’t realize a laser reader might not be picked up by a detector until it’s too late.
The driver was issued an excessive speed ticket for $368 and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.
Police said the GT-R driver and his passenger were polite throughout the traffic stop and accepted an offer from the officer to drop them off at a nearby Tim Hortons to await a ride home from his mother.