A BC Highway Patrol officer stopped a grey Acura on January 9 after clocking it at 130 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
The officer found the car was barely holding together. A welded garden gate latch kept the driver’s door shut, while rebar and duct tape replaced the missing rear window.
“‘Creativity: 10, legality: 0,” the RCMP wrote in a news release.
Corporal Michael McLaughlin said the car looked like it had been “chewed up by Robosaurus” and said it was “amazing” it could reach such speeds without falling apart.
“The owner had put in some effort to hammer out the dents and spray paint the repairs, but his car was not roadworthy,” he said.
The 22-year-old driver from Kelowna received a $368 ticket for excessive speeding. Police towed the car for a seven-day impound at the owner’s expense. The man also faces higher insurance costs for the next three years.
Police ordered the vehicle off the road. The owner cannot drive it again until he fixes every safety issue and the car passes a formal inspection.
“If you’re driving in a vehicle that’s obviously not roadworthy, you probably shouldn’t speed. Police can’t ignore that,” McLaughlin said.
