The Victoria Police Department spent Monday patrolling for traffic violations and issued multiple tickets for distracted driving.
In a message sent out on social media, patrol officers indicated they issued 23 tickets for distracted driving on January 11.
The violations, issued by patrol’s A-Watch, occurred in the City of Victoria and Esquimalt.
Earlier on Monday, Victoria police sent out a cautionary message that suggested officers would be keeping an eye out, specifically for distracted driving.
“We’ll be serving $368 fines to those who use an electronic device while driving,” read a social media message from VicPD.
“Keep your hands on the wheel & eyes on the road.”
Also on Monday, in the neighbouring District of Saanich, police were out watching for speeders.
According to Saanich Police, one driver was clocked travelling 144 km/h along the Patricia Bay Highway – an area where the speed limit was 80 km/hr.
The driver was issued a $483 speeding ticket and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
Police added that the incident occurred when the roads were quite wet from fresh rain.
This driver thought he was 'only' travelling at 125 kph on Highway 17 when he was clocked at 144. The roads were quite wet from fresh rain.
✅$483 speeding ticket
✅ minimum 7-day impound (approx $375)
✅3 driver penalty points
✅1 driver risk premium pic.twitter.com/nLbzbyVNBy— Saanich Police Traffic Safety Unit (@SPD_Traffic) January 12, 2021
Graham Cox
