A luxury vehicle that was seen driving in the wrong direction along the Coquihalla Highway was ditched nearly 400 km from where it was stolen.
The car's owner, Raymond Campbell, said he is relieved to know the vehicle has been found.
"Now we know the car is off the road and nobody is going to get hurt," he told CTV News.
"Obviously I want the gentleman caught to find out how this transpired, but the fact that the car, he's no longer driving it, is the main concern."
Campbell shared on social media that his vehicle was stolen from Langley on Thursday. Hours later, it was spotted racing along the Coquihalla Highway, about five km north of the Othello Lake Road exit.
The dash-cam video was posted to YouTube by Jonathan Corrigan, who was forced to swerve out of the way as the Bentley came zooming down the highway against traffic.
"I was paying full attention and still only had a few seconds to spare, this guy was hauling up the hill," Corrigan said in the description.
Campbell said he had "a feeling of sickness" when he was first alerted to that video, which has nearly 60,000 views as of Saturday afternoon.
"I can’t imagine how he felt. I'm grateful he posted it because ultimately that probably helped us find the car."
The vehicle was found on an Okanagan dirt road near a construction site.
On Friday, Jordyn Birds was driving on Princeton Summerland Road in Faulder, which is roughly 12 km west of Summerland, when she spotted the vehicle.
"It's kind of suspicious seeing a high-end car out there with no one in it," she said.
She said the bumper and parts of the body had damage, and a spare tire was on.
"It smelled like human urine in there and cigarettes."
RCMP have not provided any information about what had happened or whether they found the person who took the Bentley for the joyride.
With files from CTV Vancouver's Ben Miljure and Breanna Karstens-Smith
Car has been found in Summerland. No Driver but personal possessions that are not mine including a hard hat and personal journals that belong to someone named Rhonda. Thanks to Jordyn Birds who sent me a message on facebook messenger with pics and comments. No one was hurt that's the main thing. RCMP now have the car. This adds a bunch more questions. The car was well down a dirt road near a construction site. TY to everyone who reposted.
Posted by Raymond A Campbell on Friday, March 22, 2019
