An impaired dump truck driver is facing a 90-day driving suspension, and his fully loaded dump truck is sitting in an impound lot for 30 days after B.C. Highway Patrol officers intercepted the vehicle in Chilliwack.
On April 9, just before 9:30 a.m., a passerby called police about a dump truck driving dangerously on Highway #1 eastbound, near Vedder Road, according to a news release.
“The caller who alerted police did a great job describing the driving behavior and location of the truck,” Corporal Michael McLaughlin with B.C. Highway Patrol said in the release. “Two B.C. Highway Patrol vehicles intercepted the truck near Popkum Road. We are obviously very concerned whenever a professional dump truck driver makes the decision to drive while impaired.”
The Abbotsford company that owns the truck will be responsible for the towing and impound costs. The driver, a 64-year-old Abbotsford man, has been served a 90-day driving prohibition and had to be driven home by his wife.
