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Driver who crashed into 2 cars, guardrail on Lions Gate Bridge was impaired: police

A transit bus enters the Stanley Park causeway after crossing over the Lions Gate Bridge from North Vancouver into Vancouver, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

West Vancouver Police say impaired driving charges are pending after a three-vehicle crash that closed the Stanley Park Causeway for several hours early Wednesday morning.

Police say shortly after midnight an officer monitoring the Lions Gate bridge spotted a vehicle speeding southbound over the span, but did not pursue.

Moments later, the vehicle collided with a pair of other southbound cars, then crashed into the guardrail separating the bridge from the pedestrian and cycle path.

The driver fled but was found a short distance away and apprehended by Vancouver police officers on the south side of the bridge.

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Two passengers in the vehicle suffered minor injuries, and those in the other two cars weren’t hurt.

A 20-year-old Delta man was handed a 24-hour roadside driving prohibition and a 90-day administrative driving prohibition, and has been released on a promise to appear in court.

He’s due back in North Vancouver Provincial Court July 11.

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