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Drug impaired driver crashes into parked vehicle

West Shore

2024-06-20 09:21 PDT

File # 2024-11344

On June 16 at approximately 8:37 p.m. West Shore RCMP Traffic Unit and Frontline officers responded to a report of a collision near the 1200 block of Nova Court in Langford.

Police attended the scene and determined a 2007 BMW 335X had smashed into the front end of a 2022 Kia Carnival that was parked on the road. Video surveillance obtained by police showed the BMW driving erratically on the wrong side of the road prior to the collision.

Photo of suspect vehicle:

Suspect Vehicle  

Police observed the driver of the BMW, identified as a 26-year-old man, was exhibiting symptoms of drug impairment. A Standard Filed Sobriety Test was conducted for the driver in which he preformed poorly. Additionally, Cannabis was located inside the vehicle within reach of the driver.

The Driver was issued the following:

We thank the witnesses who reported this incident to police right away.

Released by:

Cpl. Nancy Saggar
Media Relations Officer
West Shore RCMP
698 Atkins Avenue, Victoria, BC V9B 3A4
Office: 250-474-2264
Fax: 250-474-8790

Email: westshore_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: westshore.rcmp-grc.gc.ca (English only)

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