A teen faced a triple ticket situation after police nabbed them speeding on Oak Bay streets with friends and cannabis in the car – all of which is not allowed on a learner’s licence.
Oak Bay police stopped the driver on June 14 shortly before 2 a.m. on Foul Bay Road near Lansdowne Road.
An officers saw a vehicle approaching extremely fast and used a speed device to clock it at 121 km/h in a 60 zone.
Once stopped, the officer noted an open container of cannabis in the vehicle and three other occupants.
The 16-year-old driver received tickets for excessive speed, driving contrary to restrictions for the passengers, operating a vehicle with cannabis and failure to display their ‘L’ on the vehicle.
The tickets totalled nearly $1,000 and the vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.
Police spoke to the registered owner, whose son was in the vehicle, but not driving.
