The driver, a 36-year-old Edmonton man, told B.C. highway patrol officers that he was nearly out of gas and trying to get to a gas station

An Edmonton man and his van-full of passengers are facing $1,000 in fines in British Columbia after getting caught speeding and packing nine occupants in an eight-seat van.

Just after 7:00 p.m on Aug. 16, B.C. highway patrol stopped a grey minivan near Merritt, B.C. after it was caught speeding 136 km/h on Highway 97C, which has a 100 km/h speed limit.

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Mounties say that when they asked the driver why he was going so fast, the driver, a 36-year-old Edmonton man, responded that he was nearly out of gas and trying to get to a gas station.

“We explained to the driver that speeding dramatically worsens your fuel economy,” said Cpl. Mi

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