Audi travelling 185 km/h among vehicles nabbed for excessive speed in Comox Valley

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck).

Police in the Comox Valley say three vehicles were impounded for excessive speeding last month, including an Audi luxury car that was travelling at 185 km/h in a 90 km/h zone.

The Comox Valley RCMP are warning drivers to obey posted speed limits or risk losing their vehicles to the impound lot.

A patrol officer on Ryan Road in Courtenay, B.C., observed a vehicle travelling at 120 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Jan. 6.

The Toyota 4Runner was impounded for seven days and the driver was issued a violation ticket for excessive speeding, the RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.

Three weeks later, on Jan. 27, a Comox Valley RCMP traffic officer was on Island Highway at Cook Creek Road when he saw an Audi A7 going 185 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone, police said.

The Audi was impounded for seven days and the driver was also handed a violation ticket for excessive speeding.

Finally, on Jan. 31, an RCMP traffic officer was on 29th Street in Courtenay around 2:30 p.m. when he observed a vehicle travelling 110 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone.

Mounties say the road was wet and slushy at the time, with snow still falling.

The officer initiated a traffic stop and then began an impaired driving investigation when he smelled alcohol.

Police say the driver refused to provide a breath sample at the scene.

The man's Jeep Wrangler was impounded for 30 days and his driver's licence was suspended for 90 days. He was also issued a violation ticket for excessive speeding.