The BC Highway Patrol say a popular YouTuber was pulled over and had his vehicle impounded after excessively speeding on Highway 19, near Lantzville.
The vehicle that was impounded was a highly-modified Nissan GT-R, which will be impounded for one week.
Police say on February 2nd, at around 6 p.m., an unmarked BC Highway Patrol officer heard an excessively loud vehicle accelerate away from a red light on Highway 19, near Ware Road.
Because of the loud exhaust, the officer was ready with his laser reader and caught the Nissan GT-R driving at 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 he was surprised that his radar detector stayed silent,” said Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol.
“The driver did not realize that in the hands of a skilled police officer, a laser reader will not be picked up by a detector until it’s too late.”
BC Highway Patrol issued the driver an excessive speed ticket for $368 on top of impounding his car for seven days.
Police say that the GT-R driver and his passenger were polite throughout the interaction.
They ended up accepting an offer from the officer who stopped them to drop them off at a nearby Tim Hortons to wait for a ride from the driver’s mother.
