Trying to ‘save on gas’ is no excuse for speeding, as one driver has learned the hard way.

The BC Highway Patrol says a 36-year-old Edmonton man was recorded going 136 km/h in a 100 zone on Highway 97C on Aug. 16.

When officers pulled him over, the man said he was speeding because he was nearly out of gas.

“I suppose the logic was that, by going faster, the driver could get to a gas station more quickly,” Corp. Michael McLaughlin told 1130 NewsRadio.

“But going fast is a sure way to blow through a lot of gasoline.”

In fact, McLaughlin said, the minivan ran out of gas as they were speaking to the man.

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The officer at the scene then noticed there were nine people in the eight-seat minivan.

“That’s a problem,” M

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