Corvette rips through radar trap at 202 km/h: Police
6/18/2009
i880 News Radio AM
A Mountie in northern Alberta says he's never seen a passenger vehicle going as fast as the 2007 Corvette that ripped through his speed trap at 202 kilometres an hour.
The 55-year-old driver was pulled over and given a speeding ticket after police interviewed several motorists who witnessed his car rocketing down Highway 63 near Fort McMurray.
Police say a judge will determine the size of the fine because driving at such a high rate of speed requires a driver to appear in court. The ticket was issued Tuesday during a crackdown on speeding and other driving infractions on the busy highway to Alberta's oilsands region.
The highway was closed for more than a day this week because of poor visibility due to smoke from forest fires. The driver charged lives in Fort McMurray, but police have not yet released his name. (The Canadian Press, ccg)
6/18/2009
i880 News Radio AM
A Mountie in northern Alberta says he's never seen a passenger vehicle going as fast as the 2007 Corvette that ripped through his speed trap at 202 kilometres an hour.
The 55-year-old driver was pulled over and given a speeding ticket after police interviewed several motorists who witnessed his car rocketing down Highway 63 near Fort McMurray.
Police say a judge will determine the size of the fine because driving at such a high rate of speed requires a driver to appear in court. The ticket was issued Tuesday during a crackdown on speeding and other driving infractions on the busy highway to Alberta's oilsands region.
The highway was closed for more than a day this week because of poor visibility due to smoke from forest fires. The driver charged lives in Fort McMurray, but police have not yet released his name. (The Canadian Press, ccg)