Canadian driver slapped with $430 fine for tossing lit cigarette out his window: 'I didn't want my car to burn'
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Canadian police are cracking down on drivers this month as officers hand out tickets with hefty fines to careless motorists.
Victoria Police Chief Del Manak stopped a car on Highway 17 near Quadra St. in Saanich at around 6:20 p.m. Friday after the driver reportedly tossed a lit cigarette out his window in front of Manak’s patrol unit.
When asked why, the driver told Manak “I didn’t want my car to burn.”
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HOT CHICKEN WINGS BLAMED FOR CANADA TEEN’S 105 MPH SPEEDING TICKET
The officer warned the unidentified man not to “smoke in your car”, also slapping him with a $575 ticket, around $432 USD.
DRIVER CAUGHT SPEEDING 2 TIMES IN 11 MINUTES
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“575 reasons to not throw your lit cigarette out the car window in front of @vicpdcanafa,” Manak wrote on Twitter.
A day earlier, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba fined a 16-year-old driver $1,169, or $879 USD, after he was caught driving 105 mph.
The driver’s excuse? “Too many hot wings & needed a bathroom,” police wrote on Twitter.
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“Absolutely #noexcuses for that kind of speed.”
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Another driver traveling south on Perimeter Highway Monday was fined $1,769, about $1,330 USD, after he was clocked in at 111 mph.
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said this 21-year-old motorist was also driving with a suspended license.