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Penny Hamilton, 71, said her vehicle shouldn香蕉视频直播檛 have been taken away after she was pulled over going 120 kilometres per hour in an 70km/h zone in Ladysmith this past Saturday. Hamilton and her husband were on an errand to Duncan when she says she sped up to pass a car being driven erratically and a truck in front of it.
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Hamilton didn香蕉视频直播檛 take issue with the speeding ticket, she said, but was shocked when she was told that her car was being towed and impounded for seven days and that she, her husband and their dog would need to arrange their own ride home.
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Cpl. Mike Halskov, spokesman for B.C. RCMP Traffic Services, said police 香蕉视频直播渁bsolutely cannot香蕉视频直播� use their discretion in instances of excessive speeding, adding that the Motor Vehicle Act, Road Safety B.C. and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure are 香蕉视频直播渧ery, very clear香蕉视频直播� on that piece of legislation.
He said an officer conducting laser speed enforcement sees a vehicle, not the person driving.
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Hamilton said she has already begun a process to dispute her ticket. She said some people offered to give her money, but she refused them.
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