Flatdeck driver caught being impaired, with speed limiter turned off, east of Chilliwack last week: BCHP

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“Combining speed with impairment is mixing two of the biggest risk factors in fatal collisions in BC,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “Put that combination in a commercial vehicle and that danger is too high to ignore.”

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The truck driver, a 46-year-old North Vancouver man, now faces the following:

• A 90-day immediate roadside prohibition for impaired driving;
• A 30-day vehicle impound (the cost of the tow and the impound is the responsibility of the company that owned the truck);
• $750 in administrative penalties and licence reinstatement fees for impaired driving,
• A violation ticket for speeding (21-40 km/h over the limit), section 146(3) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) for a fine of $196;
• A violation ticket for ‘speed limiter in heavy commercial vehicle not activated,’ section 146.1(2)(b) of the BC MVA, ($368).

“Heavy commercial vehicles require careful driving because they take a long time to stop and manoeuvre at speed and cause major damage when things go wrong,” says Corporal McLaughlin. “Turning off a speed limiter is poor judgment. It’s not a coincidence that an impaired driver might exercise such poor judgment.”