Tesla being towed after being stopped for excessive speeding. (Courtesy BC RCMP)
A 37-year-old Vancouver man is facing stiff financial penalties and no car keys for a month, along with possible additional driving sanctions, after being stopped for excessive speeding and impaired driving with his children in his car.
On April 12, 2026, at approximately 5:45pm, Maple Ridge RCMP’s Road Safety Target Team (RSTT) was conducting speed enforcement in the 25200 block of Lougheed Highway when they observed a white Tesla travelling at a high rate of speed. A laser reader clocked the Tesla driving 191km/h in a posted 80km/h zone (111km/h over the speed limit). Once pulled over the driver was subjected to a roadside Approved Screening Device (ASD) test after displaying signs of impairment. The driver failed the ASD test, meaning his blood alcohol concentration was greater than 100 mg%.
The driver was immediately issued a 90-day driving prohibition and served a $483 violation ticket for excessive speeding. His vehicle was impounded and he will be responsible for paying all required towing and storage fees. High-risk driver premiums and escalating insurance will also bring the total costs up even higher.
In situations like this, RoadSafetyBC can impose further driving sanctions such as an Ignition Interlock Device being installed in the vehicle and/or completion of the Responsible Driver Program. Contact was also made with the Ministry of Children and Family Development regarding the safety of the children.
“The driver advised that he was heading home after spending all day at his children’s extracurricular activities,” says Maple Ridge RCMP Specialized Response Team Sergeant Joe Whalley. “Instead his family had to find an alternative way home and got to see first-hand the consequences of excessive speeding and impaired driving. We’re thankful that things didn’t turn out worse than they did.”’
Maple Ridge RCMP will continue to proactively enforce road safety in our community targeting those unsafe driving behaviours which puts drivers and others on the roadway at greatest risk.
