Two high-end BMWs have been destroyed and harsh tickets have been issued following a race gone awry in North Vancouver on Sunday.
Police said traffic officers had been conducting speed enforcement at Westview Drive on Highway 1 around midnight when the two luxury cars shot past, reaching speeds of 145 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. Both drivers – a man from Burnaby and a man from Richmond – were issued tickets for excessive speed and driving without due care and attention, totalling over $1,500, while their cars were impounded. Police said the extent of the damage caused by the crash may result in both cars being written off. Neither driver was the registered owner of the car he was driving, said Const. Mansoor Sahak of the North Vancouver RCMP. Sahak said the vehicles were owned by family members of the drivers.