A Richmond couple was pulled over by RCMP for an unusual moving violation.
RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang said an officer from the Road Safety Unit was on patrol near No. 5 Road and Westminster Highway early Tuesday night when he spotted a couple having sex in a moving car.
“He noticed that there were two persons occupying the….driver’s seat area of a vehicle,” Cpl. Dennis Hwang said. “On closer inspection, he saw them engaged in coitus.”
“He observed them for a little bit and noticed that the vehicle was having a bit of trouble keeping its line, so he pulled them over. As he approached the vehicle he confirmed what he originally saw.”
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The officer pulled over the vehicle as the “the couple was scrambling to get more appropriately attired.”
Hwang said the officer gave the driver a $368 ticket for driving without due care and attention. The passenger was handed a $167 fine for failing to wear a seatbelt.
The officer and the couple had “a serious, respectful conversation but it had some lightness to it,” according to Hwang.
Hwang notes that while some might chuckle at the incident, such actions put the occupants of the vehicle and the public at risk.
“Even though we regret being a buzzkill of sorts, we still have a job to do and to ensure that the public is safe.”