Port Moody Police call arrest of drunk driver ‘dumbfounding’
The arrest of a driver who raced down St. Johns Street after being escorted home earlier that night was “dumbfounding,” according to Port Moody Police.
After midnight on Sunday, Feb. 23, officers were called to the Moody Centre area due to a disturbance as a wedding was ending, said Const. Sam Zacharias, media officer with the department.
An intoxicated 29-year-man was allegedly prevented from driving home when bystanders who took his keys away. When the man became agitated, police were called.
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Zacharias said the man was arrested as a preventative measure, driven to his Vancouver home, and told to retrieve his vehicle once he became sober.
But at around 3:50 a.m., just over two hours later, police alleged a vehicle was spotted speeding at 123 kilometres per hour in front of Port Moody Police headquarters on St Johns Street – nearly two-and-a-half times the speed limit.
When officers pulled the vehicle over, the driver was determined to be the same man who was driven home earlier that morning, according to Zacharias.
He added the man admitted to telling officers he had used a rideshare to travel back to Port Moody to pick up his vehicle.
The driver was arrested for impaired driving and held in police custody until sober. He faces charges under the Motor Vehicle Act, a driving ban, and vehicle impoundment.
Zacharias also said police have filed a high-risk driving report with Road Safety B.C., which could force the man to complete further programs before being eligible to drive again.
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