Victoria Police have impounded a motorcycle and issued its rider over $1,300 in violation tickets, after a traffic stop downtown on Monday night.
At around 8 p.m. on April 20th, VicPD stopped a motorcycle in the 2300-block of Blanshard Street.
The motorcycle was clocked in at going around 140 km/hr — the speed limit in this area is 50 km/hr.
Upon stopping the rider, VicPD discovered that he was without a motorcycle license, and the motorcycle did not have insurance.
The rider was fined over $1,300 in violation tickets for excessive speed, no insurance, and no license. The motorcycle was impounded for seven days.
VicPD reminds the public to obey posted speed limits, despite less traffic on the roads, and states that May will be High Risk Driving Awareness Month.
Police will continue to monitor the roads in May and will be focused on targeting high risk driving.
