Jean Moss said she’s heartbroken after receiving news her silver Ford Escape truck was destroyed in an alleged drunk driving crash that happened Tuesday night in Moose Jaw, Sask.
“The hood is smashed up right over the windshield. There’s no engine. The tires are broken off,” she described.
Her truck is one of six vehicles damaged in a high-speed crash.
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According to Moose Jaw police, a vehicle heading westbound drove over the raised median and into oncoming traffic. It then collided with several parked cars.
Five of the six vehicles had to be towed from the scene. Police estimate total damage at over $100,000.
The driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving and driving over .08 blood alcohol content.
Moss said she heard of the crash on the public announcement system at the Dolly Parton concert. She explained announcers read out license plates over the PA system. She immediately recognized her license plate number.
“He had to be going at a high speed in order for the damage to happen to my truck,” she said.
“I was shocked. There’s nothing left of my truck. It’s totally demolished.”
It’s another case of impaired driving in Saskatchewan.
“We’re just constantly trying to improve the way that we address those impaired driving situations,” Cpl. Kevin Pilsworth explained.
He and other law enforcement officials from the province were out in full force in the Moose Jaw area looking for any unsafe driving activity.
The two-day traffic blitz was unrelated to Tuesday’s incident. However, Pilsworth said in the two days, they will be cracking down on all traffic violations – even criminal ones.
“What this all comes down to is we’re trying to change driving behaviour in hopes of making the road ways of our community in the province safe,” Pilsworth said.
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