Manitoba Mounties say they nabbed a man driving 161 km/h through a construction zone where the speed limit was only 60.

To make matters worse, police say he continued to speed through the zone on Highway 16 while workers were on the job.

The speedster, who was driving a minivan, has been slapped with a $2,694 fine.

The 25-year-old driver told the police officer that he was late for church. 

The RCMP did not say where exactly on the Yellowhead Highway the incident occurred.