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BC Highway Patrol see safest long weekend in years

BC’s Victoria Day long weekend was one of the safest in at least six years, with no fatalities recorded.

According to the BC Highway Patrol, there were still a high number of tickets issued during the High Risk Driving and Motorcycle Awareness Campaigns during the month of May.

The Northern Region had over 1,900 tickets issued, including 68 for excessive speeding, and is the third highest behind the Central/Okanagan (over 2,200) and the South Coast/Lower Mainland (over 2,500).

Across the province, over 9,600 speeding tickets were written.

As the Summer Impaired Driving Campaign is around the corner, Superintendent Mike Coyle said “Refocus and take safe driving more seriously. The heat of summer will bring a lot more traffic on BC Highways.”

During May long weekend last year, there were three deaths recorded, with an average of four deaths between 2019 and 2023.

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Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary is a news reporter for 94.3 the GOAT and Country 97fm in Prince George. His time as a news reporter began in Williams Lake, B.C., spending roughly two years with the Vista radio stations, then making the move up to PG in October, 2024.

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