Fraser Valley big rig driver facing impaired driver charges for allegedly hitting 4 parked cars

PORT COQUITLAM — BC Highway Patrol officers are recommending two criminal charges of impaired driving after a 42-year-old semi truck driver from Surrey allegedly hit four parked vehicles in Port Coquitlam earlier this week.

According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, the incident began on Monday, December 9, just before 3 p.m., when BCHP received a report of a semi-trailer driving erratically on the Mary Hill Bypass, Port Coquitlam. Before police arrived, the semi-trailer hit four parked vehicles on Industrial Avenue, Port Coquitlam.

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“BC Highway Patrol stopped and identified the driver thanks to an alert citizen who called police,” said Cpl. McLaughlin. “It is unbelievable that a professional driver would consider operating a vehicle of this size while impaired, and that’s why BC Highway Patrol is recommending criminal charges.”