June 9, 2025
Parteek Singh Mahal
Two drivers’ cars were impounded after they were caught doing just shy of triple the speed limit in Surrey.
The drivers were slapped with a $483 fine for excessive speeding of over 60 km/h above the speed limit, according to the B.C. violation ticket. However, the Surrey Police Service (SPS) stated two vehicles were stopped after being caught traveling at 167 km/h and 171 km/h respectively in a 60 km/h zone. Both vehicles were impounded for seven days.
Following complaints from businesses and residents regarding ongoing illegal street racing and stunting in southeast Surrey, SPS has launched Project Rogue Racers, a targeted enforcement campaign aimed at preventing unsanctioned and illegal street racing and stunting events.
The past weekend marked the second weekend of Project Rogue Racers. On Friday night, over two dozen SPS, Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU), and City of Surrey Bylaw enforcement officers reached at the 2800 block of 192 Street, where dozens of vehicles and over 300 spectators had gathered for illegal races.
Later in the night, after the area around 28 Avenue and 192 Street had been dispersed, SPS and IRSU moved to the Port Kells neighborhood on the Surrey-Langley border, where approximately 40 racers and about 200 spectators had gathered.
The officials said that the police had issued almost 100 violation tickets for various offenses. They also impounded five vehicles for excessive speeding, stunting, and impaired driving, issued 12 Notice and Orders for illegal vehicle modifications, and issued two Immediate Roadside Suspensions for impaired driving.
SPS media relations officer Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton, said “Illegal street racing and stunting is extremely dangerous and puts drivers, spectators, and other motorists at significant risk of injury. The potential for something to go wrong at such high speeds leaves no margin for error, and it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or killed,”
“The irony is that there are places to legally race that cost a fraction of the fines that these drivers will get if they’re caught by police, and that does not include the lifetime of costs associated with being in a collision and hurting yourself or someone else.” Houghton added.
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