A 29-year-old North Vancouver resident is more than $2,500 in the hole and owes an explanation to his mother after her Lamborghini Gallardo was impounded by BC Highway Patrol.

The grey Lamborghini was clocked at 130 km/h in an 80 km/h zone, while driving on Highway 3, June 1. Police managed to stop the vehicle at about 1:15 p.m. just south of Princeton.

Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol said speeding above 40 km/h over the limit is an automatic vehicle impound.

“The driver said he was on his way to a racetrack. Had he driven more responsibly, he could have had a great day at the track. Instead, he had an awkward conversation with mom,” Cpl. McLaughlin.

The Lamborghini driver received the following:

Excessive speed under section 148(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act ($368);

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