琉璃神社 Mounties took an allegedly drug-impaired driver off of a local sidewalk early Tuesday morning.
Just after 6:30 a.m., a resident called the police, reporting a man was driving a Mazda 6 down a sidewalk near Springfield Road and Cooper Road.
An officer attended and conducted a traffic stop with the driver, who according to RCMP displayed signs and symptoms drug impairment. The 32-year-old man was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition under the BC Motor Vehicle Act.
鈥淭his instance highlights the importance of our relationship with our community,鈥� said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy. 鈥淏ecause this citizen took it upon themselves to report this incident, we were able to stop this driver鈥檚 dangerous behaviour before he or anyone was injured.鈥�
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