Home »
Squealing tires attracts police attention
On Saturday, Feb. 27 a driver got plenty of police attention after squealing his tires at an intersection in Kimberley.
Once the vehicle was stopped, the officer served the driver with a driving prohibition, a violation ticket and his vehicle was impounded.
As police turned onto Wallinger Avenue near the traffic light they observed a truck in a cloud a smoke with squealing tires. The driver was making a right turn and left a trail of black rubber on the roadway.
Police activated their emergency equipment as the truck headed east on Highway 95A towards Meadowbrook. The truck turned onto the snow covered Houle Forest Service Road, likely in an attempt to evade police. The driver did eventually stop and told police he didn’t think they would follow him on the rutted rural road.
Police detected an odor of alcohol and after a breath sample the driver was given a 24-hour driving prohibition. He was also given a violation ticket for Driving without Reasonable Consideration and his truck has also been impounded for seven days.
“We often hear about poor driving behavior after the fact, but this time officers were right there, witnessed the offence and were able to deal with it,” said Cpl. Chris Newel of Kimberley RCMP.
e-KNOW
