A driver with too little gas and too many people learned a costly lesson that speeding doesn't save on gas, with the group receiving nearly $1,000 in traffic tickets.

Just after 7 p.m. on Aug. 16, BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) stopped a grey minivan on Highway 97C near Merritt after recording the vehicle doing 136 km/h in a 100 km zone.

When questioned by the officer, the driver said he was speeding because he was "nearly out of gas."

"We explained to the driver that speeding dramatically worsens your fuel economy," BCHP Corp. Michael McLaughlin said in a media release. "And sure enough, the van ran out of gas at roadside."

Compounding the situation, the driver couldn't explain why only two out of nine people were wearing seatbelts, or why a 3-year-old's car seat had no functioning buckles.

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