Photo: RCMP RCMP have issued tickets and fines to the driver of a motorcycle that fled from police in West Kelowna on Tuesday. An RCMP officer on patrol on Shannon Lake Rd. and Tallus Ridge Rd. West Kelowna area on Tuesday spotted a black and blue Honda CBR 1000 with expired insurance. When the officer tried to pull the motorcycle rider over the cyclist, he looked back and accelerated from the posted speed limit of 50 km/h to over 100 km/h speeding through a residential area. The officer disengaged, disabled emergency equipment and pulled over due to public safety concerns and concern for the rider’s safety. But the chase didn’t end there. The officer tracked down the address of the registered owner of the bike and went to the house. Upon arrival, the officer located a Ford Escape leaving the residence. When the officer stopped the vehicle, the driver identified himself as the husband of the motorcycle owner and confirmed that he was on his way to pick up her husband. The officer found the motorcycle parked and determined that the rider had fled the scene. The officer was able to find the owner and found that he was in fact riding the motorcycle and admitted to riding the bike and fled. The biker was issued several tickets under the BC Motor Vehicle Act including: Speeding – No Insurance – Failure to stop for police and the motorcycle was impounded for seven days. “Riding a motorcycle or any other motorized vehicle at high speeds in a residential neighborhood is not only dangerous for the operator, but also for the public. If you get caught, you will lose your vehicle and you will definitely be fined, it is not worth the risk,” said Const. RCMP spokesman Mike Della-Paolera.
