A B.C. teen faces just under $2,000 in fines after hitting a dump truck with his step mom’s car in a wild Fraser Valley speeding case.
The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) did not mince words in a release sent to the media about the incident involving a 16-year-old.
The incident began when a BCHP officer used a laser radar to clock the speed of a BMW. The BMW sedan was clocked at over 180 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. The incident occurred on Highway 1 near Popkum.
“To the officer, the speeding grey BMW made other highway traffic look like it was standing still,” said Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BCHP in a statement.
“The BMW was not pursued, but a few minutes later, a driver called police and said a grey BMW had gone through a stop sign and collided with his parked dump truck,” BCHP added.
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It gets worse. The 16-year-old driver only had his Class 7 learner’s licence. Two teenage boys were his passengers, and the BCHP statement said the passengers “were not impressed.”
Hopefully the driver will learn that peer pressure works both ways,
says McLaughlin added.
He will also have to explain why his stepmother’s car is sitting in an impound lot with thousands of dollars in damage.
Speaking of thousands of dollars, the driver was hit with several different violations, including:
- Excessive speeding
- Passing on the right of a roadway
- Failing to obey a stop sign
- Cracked windshield
- No “L” sign
The driver was also hit with a 12-month driving prohibition.
“We tell you these stories because we want you to stay safe and avoid the financial pain of enforcement and the emotional and physical pain of collisions,” McLaughlin advised.
BCHP posted the teen’s full list of violations online.
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— BC Highway Patrol (@BCHwyPatrol) July 28, 2025