A white Lamborghini has been seized by Victoria police and the driver is facing tickets and possible charges under the Motor Vehicle Act after the vehicle was spotted racing through the city at high rates of speed Friday, say police.

The expensive sports car was first reported at noon for speeding along Douglas Street in downtown Victoria at an estimated 100 kilometres per hour, police said.

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Later in the afternoon, a white Lamborghini was again spotted by the Integrated Road Safety Unit speeding southbound on the Trans-Canada Highway near Tillicum Road, travelling at an estimated 200 kilometres per hour, said Victoria Sgt. Matt Waterman.

A white Lamborghini was then seized in James Bay on Superior Street at about 5 p.m.

“We have certainly taken the vehicle off the road,” Waterman said.

More details will be available Saturday, he said.