A driver was reportedly caught driving 168 km/h in Kootenay National Park. (Image: Lethbridge News Now)

By Jeff Johnson

Driver in Kootenay National Park caught driving nearly 100 km/h over speed limit

Nov 16, 2022 | 9:58 AM

KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, AB – Officers have taken a driver off the road who was caught driving more than double the speed limit in a national park.

Columbia Valley RCMP says in a media release that the B.C. Highway Patrol was conducting traffic enforcement in Kootenay National Park along the B.C.-Alberta border on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

An officer reportedly clocked a vehicle travelling at a speed of 168 kilometres per hour in a 70 km/h speed zone.

The vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The driver, who was not named in a media release, is expected in court later this month.

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