A BC man was pulled over after police officers observed him struggling to maintain his lane, discovering that the impaired man was on his way to work as a semi-truck driver.
Abbotsford Police shared the discovery on X, posting that the 45-year-old Class 1 driver was impaired by alcohol.
Officers conducted a vehicle stop to “check sobriety” and pulled him over at 6 am this morning.
In the X post, Abbotsford Police said, “Can you believe that he asked us to cut him a break.”
At 6am this morning, one of our patrol officers noticed a vehicle struggling to maintain its lane. The officer conducted a vehicle stop to check sobriety and found that the 45-year-old Class 1 driver was impaired by alcohol. Interestingly, the driver was on his way to work at theā¦ pic.twitter.com/Afh6sOFVRM
ā Abbotsford Police Department (@AbbyPoliceDept) December 4, 2024
The 45-year-old impaired BC semi-truck driver was punished with a 90-day driving suspension, and his vehicle is to be impounded for 30 days.
Many people reacted and responded to the X post.
“And then they hit the overpass,” one person joked.
Iām not on the road a lot but it shocks me how many semis, trucks I travel behind who swerve all over the place? I pull right back as I donāt want to be in their carnage if they crash. Didnāt occur to me they would be drunk!š³
ā Teresa Moran (@teresaearlmoran) December 4, 2024
Some suggested that getting caught driving impaired should be an “immediate removal of your licence, not a suspension.” Others were confused as to why he wasn’t charged with impaired driving. We’ve contacted the Abbotsford Police Department for additional details.
In this situations , he is supposed to be behind the bars for a month and penalty with 90 days license suspended. This will bring awareness to everyone. Then just letting him go easily.
ā Harry Plaha (@harry_plaha) December 4, 2024
Do you agree that the consequences in such a case should be more severe? Let us know in the comments.