
Impaired driver in B.C. going double the limit and on his way to get child: police
NANAIMO — A man from Nanaimo, B.C., faces a driving suspension, a speeding ticket and allegations of impaired driving for passing an unmarked police vehicle going 120 kilometres an hour over the posted limit.
A statement from BC Highway Patrol says the man was pulled over at 11 a.m. on April 14 in the city for going at a speed of 210 km/h.
Police say he told them he was going to pick up his child.
Insp. Adam Tallboy with BC Highway Patrol says the driver gave two breath samples, both of which he failed.