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Impaired B.C. driver runs over sign warning against impaired driving: Police

Click to play video: 'Victoria driver hits impaired driving sign while impaired'
Victoria driver hits impaired driving sign while impaired
A Victoria driver was caught hitting an impaired driving sign -- while impaired. Police say the driver of a pick up struck the curb and knocked over a 'report impaired drivers' sign in View Royal before fleeing – Mar 22, 2024

RCMP on Vancouver Island say they recently busted an impaired driver who crashed a truck into an anti-drunk driving sign.

It happened around 10 p.m. on Thursday when West Shore RCMP were called to a collision between an F350 pickup truck and a street sign in View Royal.

A witness told police they saw the truck speeding before mounting a sidewalk and smashing into a sign that read “Report Impaired Drivers.”

Click to play video: 'Shocking multi-vehicle Victoria crash caught on camera'
Shocking multi-vehicle Victoria crash caught on camera

By the time the Mounties arrived, the driver had fled towards Victoria. But police found debris at the scene, including the smashed sign along with the driver’s licence plate.

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Victoria police intercepted the truck on Craigflower Road at Catherine Street.

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Fortunately, no one was injured.

Police in Victoria said the driver was handed a 90-day driving suspension and had their vehicle towed from the scene.

The incident came just one day after a shocking collision in downtown Victoria that police are investigating for potential impaired driving.

In that case, a speeding car ran a red light and T-boned a pickup truck, leaving its driver with potentially life-altering injuries.

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