In a bizarre twist of irony, a suspected impaired driver was arrested Thursday night after crashing into a sign in View Royal.
But oh, what kind of sign, you ask? One solemnly urging people to report impaired drivers!
On March 21st, at approximately 9:55 p.m., West Shore RCMP responded to a report of an F350 pickup truck crashing into a street sign near Craigflower and Admirals Road.
A witness advised police that the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rode up onto the sidewalk and crashed into a street sign that read “Report Impaired Drivers.”
A West Shore RCMP officer attended the scene; however, the vehicle had already fled and was last seen heading toward Victoria.
The officer observed that the vehicle left behind debris, including the impaired driving sign and the vehicle license plate, at the scene and notified VicPD.
Minutes later, VicPD located the truck on Craigflower Road and Catherine Street. They conducted a traffic stop and pursued an impaired driving investigation.
“We want to thank both the witness and Victoria Police Department for acting so quickly. This was a dangerous impaired driver who was taken off the roadway just minutes after the report to police came in,” said Cpl. Nancy Saggar, West Shore RCMP Media Relations Officer.
In a tweet, VicPD confirmed the driver was slapped with a 90-day driving suspension, and towed away their ride.
Last night an impaired driver struck the curb & knocked over a road sign. What kind of sign? One advising ppl to report impaired drivers. 90 day suspension issued & vehicle towed.
Luckily no one was hurt, but driving impaired has serious consequences & is never worth the risk. pic.twitter.com/MhkqAtPieI
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) March 22, 2024
Thankfully, no one was hurt, but seriously, talk about a cosmic slap on the wrist!
