On a day where they had their hands full, the Prince George RCMP had to make an interesting traffic stop on Friday.
Officers stopped a man driving a toy car down Fifteenth Avenue near Nicholson Street.
“This was during the morning commute, around 9:00 am, and the streets were very busy at the time,” said Cpl. Jennifer Cooper.
“Our police officer conducted a traffic stop with the vehicle to assess what was happening.”
According to police, any vehicle on a roadway that is powered by anything other than muscular power fits into the definition of a motor vehicle, and requires a licenced driver and insurance.
Mounties say while it might time like an inefficient use of police time to pull over a driver in a toy car, the risk the driver was creating to other motorists who were forced to go around him, coupled with the risk to himself, was enough to warrant police attention.
During the investigation, the officer formed grounds to believe the driver was impaired, and found the driver had a suspended licence.
The driver was arrested for prohibited driving, and an impaired driving investigation ensued.
Two breath samples were provided, both of which were over the legal limit, and the driver was handed a 90-day driving prohibition.
The driver was served with an Appearance Notice, and a court date is scheduled for December.
The file remains under investigation.
This was part of a busy day for the Prince George RCMP, who had to deal with a devastating fire at Crossroads’ downtown location, as well as a motor vehicle collision that saw an ambulance flipped onto its side.
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