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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Impaired dump truck driver

Fraser Valley dump truck driver gets 90-day ban for impaired driving in Chilliwack

Apr 14, 2025 | 9:24 AM

CHILLIWACK — A Fraser Valley dump truck driver has been served with a 90-day driving ban after driving while impaired on Highway 1 through Chilliwack last week.

According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, a passerby called police last Wednesday morning, Apr. 9 just before 9:30 a.m., about a dump truck that had been traveling dangerously on eastbound Hwy. 1 near Vedder Road. Police say the caller who alerted authorities did a “great job” describing the driving behaviour and location of the truck, Cpl. McLaughlin said.

As a result, two BC 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,” Cpl. McLaughlin said.

The driver now faces a 90-day driving suspension, and his fully-loaded dump truck is sitting in an impound lot for 30 days, after BC Highway Patrol officers intercepted the vehicle in Chilliwack.

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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.