A Coquitlam man who is facing impaired driving charges from an incident in Port Moody over the weekend had his two young children in the back seat when police pulled him over.
The 52-year-old was spotted by a witness getting into his vehicle at the Boathouse Restaurant at Rocky Point Park on Sunday at around 5:45 p.m. with his children, six and eight years of age. The witness said the man was driving erratically and at one point veered into the oncoming lane.
Police were able to catch up with the suspect in the 2700-block of St. Johns Street and made the arrest.
"What is most troubling is that the kids were in the vehicle with him," said Port Moody police Const. Luke Van Winkel. "So not only is this person putting his own life and the people around him in danger but he is also putting his kids in danger... A kid's life is worth a lot more than a taxi cab home."
Van Winkel said the suspect's 2002 Toyota Corolla did not have the appropriate booster seats for the children.
The man and his children were taken to the Port Moody police station, where his wife came and picked up the kids.
Van Winkel added that the Ministry of Children and Family Development was notified, which is standard in such cases.
