Novice 20-year-old female driver no Mario Andretti

12:45am on Beach Dr in #OakBay. Another "N" driver with 3 passengers. Fortunately, nobody died. One injured & taken in ambulance. Driver rec'd 5 traffic tickets & we're consulting with Crown regarding a potential criminal charge. Sometimes a few photos can tell the whole story. pic.twitter.com/WoUDwHyQtF — Oak Bay Police (@OakBayPolice) June 18, 2020

A 20-year-old novice Victoria-area driver and her three passengers are lucky to be alive and mostly unhurt after crashing into a tree. Oak Bay police are sharing images of the collision, which occurred around 12:45 a.m. on Beach Drive. Cops clocked the vehicle at 73 kilometres per hour in a 40 kilometre per hour zone, and engaged their lights. The vehicle then crashed into the tree 350 metres further down the road. The driver was handed five tickets for her troubles, and police said they are consulting with the Crown on possible criminal charges.