Enhanced enforcement is getting dangerous drivers off the road, say Port Moody police.
The effort coincides with Summer CounterAttack month in British Columbia, said the department’s spokesperson, Const. Sam Zacharias.
“If your plans involve impairing substances, please plan a safe ride home,” he said in a news release.
Early Monday, July 22, a Port Moody police officer clocked a vehicle traveling 111 km/h in the 3100-block of St. Johns Street, more than double the posted speed limit of 50 km/h
When the officer caught up to the speeding vehicle, the female driver presented a Class 7 learners license and there was no supervising driver among its six passengers. It was also determined she was impaired by alcohol.
Zacharias said the driver now faces a driving prohibition, impoundment of her vehicle as well as several violation tickets.
The incident was the second involving an impaired driver in Port Moody in less than two days.
Saturday afternoon, a driver was reported fleeing Sasamat Lake after allegedly hitting a parked motorcycle and knocking it over.
An officer intercepted the driver, and her child, on Ioco Road and, suspecting she was impaired, impounded her vehicle and suspended her from driving any further.
The investigation into the hit and run continues.
According to the B.C. HIghway Patrol, an average 64 people are killed in the province every year in collisions where alcohol, drugs or medications played a role.
