Possible intoxication and a shot of irony came together Thursday night when a suspected drunk motorist crashed into a “Report Impaired Drivers” sign in View Royal and was arrested soon after.
West Shore RCMP say they discovered the downed sign after responding about 9:55 p.m. to a report of a Dodge Ram pickup involved in an incident near Craigflower and Admirals roads.
A witness told police the truck was travelling at a high speed when it went up onto the sidewalk and struck the sign.
The driver had already taken off by the time a traffic officer arrived, but escape was unlikely since the debris left behind included one of the truck’s licence plates.
Victoria police were alerted via radio and spotted the truck on Craigflower Road at Catherine Street, at which point they made a traffic stop and began an impaired-driving investigation.
“We want to thank both the witness and Victoria Police Department for acting so quickly,” said West Shore RCMP Cpl. Nancy Saggar. “This was a dangerous impaired driver who was taken off the roadway just minutes after the report to police came in.”
The truck was towed and the driver received a 90-day suspension.
