Abbotsford police dealt with a bizarre case of drunk driving yesterday. Constable Ian Macdonald says just after the noon hour yesterday a man with two young boys in his car elected to have a nap in a left turn lane. Macdonald says when concerned passer bys pulled the kids out the car. "The father instead of you know questioning … [Read more...]
Police concerned over number of new motorists drinking and driving
July 17, 2012 by
Vancouver police are again shaking their heads after catching more new drivers behind the wheel after they've been drinking.Over the weekend, 49 impaired drivers were taken off the road, including eight novice drivers subject to zero tolerance rules for alcohol.Since the summer campaign started three weeks ago, 30 new drivers have been handed … [Read more...]
Drivers fined before drunk driving laws amended won’t get money back
July 12, 2012 by
Impaired drivers who were fined before BC's tough new drunk driving regulations were amended are out of luck. They won't be getting paid back. A BC Supreme court judge has ruled the decision he made declaring part of the legislation unconstitutional can not be applied retroactively. That means any fines issued before the law was re-written … [Read more...]
Drinking and driving stats go up in Vancouver
July 9, 2012 by
Nearly 70 more impaired drivers have been caught by Vancouver police since their summer roadblock campaign started.A week after reporting 28 people failed roadside tests, Constable Lindsey Houghton says numbers have spiked significantly."This past Friday and Saturday night, in those two nights alone, we took 68 impaired drivers off the road … [Read more...]
Strict drunk driving rules return
June 14, 2012 by
The BC government's tough roadside drunk driving rules will be back in force tomorrow for drivers who blow over point zero-five on a breathalyzer. The government was forced to make changes following a court challenge of the immediate roadside prohibition program. Now when drivers fail a breath test, they must be told they can blow a second time, … [Read more...]
BYD intros dual-mode electric Qin vehicle, Remote Driving key for outside-the-car operation
May 1, 2012 by
The New York Auto Show may be done and over with, but the 2012 Beijing International Auto Show is just hitting its stride. Predictably, BYD is in attendance, and it's got a couple of new gizmos out on the red carpet. For starters, there's the Qin (pronounced "Chin," not Kin), a dual-mode electric vehicle that includes seven percent better … [Read more...]
Woman faces 4 driving charges
April 12, 2012 by
The Surrey woman accused of killing a popular young softball coach 11 months ago is now facing four charges including one count of impaired driving causing death. Natasha Leigh Warren is 34 years old. Police say she caused the May 3rd crash that killed 22-year-old Kassandra Kaulius. The victim's mother Markita is hoping for a … [Read more...]
Charges likely in alleged drunk driving crash
August 21, 2011 by
LANGLEY, B.C. - A teenager is in critical condition and another person has broken bones after their car crashed in Langley, B.C. because their friend was allegedly drunk behind the wheel.RCMP say the 19 and 20 year old passengers were in a car around 12:30 a.m. when it drove off the road, became airborne and flipped several times.The driver wasn't … [Read more...]
Attorney General says even tougher drinking and driving laws in BC not out of the question
August 6, 2011 by
8/6/2011 BC's Attorney General says the door is open to even tougher drinking and driving rules down the road as he gets ready to look at the statistics. Barry Penner says in a few ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Assistant fire chief banned from driving
August 4, 2011 by
An assistant chief with the fire department in the Victoria suburb of Esquimalt who was caught drinking and driving was not disciplined and was allowed to take vacation time to accommodate a 90-day ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
