B.C. Mounties recently wrapped up their winter campaign to counter impaired driving, generating new material for the sa国际传媒渨e donsa国际传媒檛 make this stuff upsa国际传媒� file.
Cpl. Mike Halskov, with BC RCMP traffic services, said Wednesday that police all across the province caught people getting behind the wheel while impaired, including a few repeat offenders.
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Driver tries to school officer on roadside laws
A man in Cranbrook found out the hard way that having a history of impaired driving didnsa国际传媒檛 necessarily mean they were an expert on the particular criminal code offence.
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Shortly after the driver was dropped off at home, he called the local detachment to report his vehicle stolen.
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Impaired driver goes through road block twice
On Vancouver Island, officers in the Ladysmith area encountered a driver who came through a road check not once, but twice.
In the first instance, the driver stopped for the officer, but drove off when asked to pull to the side of the road.
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Instead of pursuing the individual in a chase, the officer sent a driving report to RoadSafetyBC. A few days later, the officer attended the driversa国际传媒檚 home and served him with numerous violation tickets, as well as a four-month driving prohibition.
sa国际传媒淭he lesson: Police recommend following directions at a road check but, if you choose not to, the consequences may be worse than if you had,sa国际传媒� Halskov said.
While these stories cause a chuckle or two, RCMP are urging all British Columbians to not drive while impaired and report any suspected driving under the influence to police.
sa国际传媒淎s we have seen many times in the past, the consequences of poor decision making when it comes to impaired driving can be deadly,sa国际传媒� Halskov said.
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