Abbotsford teen faces almost $1,800 in fines after speeding away from BC Highway Patrol and crashing into a parked dump truck

Everybody makes mistakes sometimes, and if you’re caught speeding, it’s best to just pull over and accept the consequences. On July 21, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., an Abbotsford boy made his situation immeasurably worse when he did not accept the consequences.

The trouble started when a BC Highway Patrol officer used laser radar to record a grey BMW sedan going 180 km/h in a 100 zone on Highway #1 at Popkum, BC.

To the officer, the speeding grey BMW made other highway traffic look like it was standing still, said Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. The BMW was not pursued, but a few minutes later, a driver called police and said a grey BMW had gone through a stop sign and collided with his parked dump truck.

Police arrived moments later at the Highway #9 offramp and saw what appeared to be the same grey BMW that sped away from police. The driver of the BMW was a 16-year-old with a Class 7 Learner’s Licence and two teenage boys as passengers.

The passengers were not impressed. Hopefully the driver will learn that peer pressure works both ways, says Corporal McLaughlin. He will also have to explain why his stepmother’s car is sitting in an impound lot with thousands of dollars in damage.