News release

Construction traffic control driver gets truck impounded for speeding through construction zone

November 18, 2025 - Yale, British Columbia
From: BC Highway Patrol

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No drivers are excused from slowing down in a construction zone- including other construction workers. A 55-year-old Abbotsford woman has learned that lesson the hard way after getting her employer’s work truck impounded for seven days for allegedly speeding through a construction zone.

On October 22, 2025, shortly after 1:00 p.m., BC Highway Patrol stopped a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on Highway #1 between Hope and Yale, BC. The laser reader showed 110 km/h in a 60 km/h construction zone, and the truck that was stopped was a traffic control truck that is designed to slow people down in construction zones.

“The driver of the traffic control truck said she was on her way home from work at another construction zone,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin. “It’s obviously disrespectful for a construction worker to speed through another construction zone, but the important point is that it’s dangerous. Everyone needs to slow down to protect the people who build and maintain our highways. No one is immune from the law.”

The driver of the traffic control truck was issued a ticket for excessive speeding, section 148(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act ($483) and will face at least three years of high-risk driver premiums.

The Registered Owner of the traffic control truck, a road safety company in Surrey, will be responsible for the tow and impound costs along with any increase in insurance premiums.

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