Three impaired drivers from outside Mission drew the attention of Mission RCMP last week.
A 37-year-old Abbotsford woman was issued a driving prohibition after hitting a tree near McDonald’s on Lougheed Highway last Wednesday (Oct. 16)
According to a Mission RCMP news release, officers patrolling downtown at 1 a.m. saw a black 2022 Jeep Wagoneer driving over the curb in the McDonald’s drive-thru.
Police say the Jeep collided with a small tree next to the restaurant as the officer drove into the parking lot to check on the driver.
The Abbotsford woman then took off running, per RCMP. More Mounties attended and arrested the woman nearby.
“Her breath smelled of liquor, there were numerous liquor containers scattered throughout her vehicle, and she failed two roadside screening device tests,” Mission RCMP said.
In addition to the driving prohibition, the woman’s vehicle was impounded.
Two nights later (Oct. 18), a grey 2018 Jeep Cherokee hit a pickup truck at the Richards Avenue and Doyle Street intersection.
RCMP say the Jeep driver, a 40-year-old Abbotsford woman, made a speedy right-turn and collided with a pickup waiting at the stop sign.
The truck sustained significant damage.
Police say criminal impaired driving charges are being recommended after the woman provided breath samples over twice the legal limit at the Mission detachment.
Meanwhile on Monday (Oct. 21) at 12:40 a.m., a dark-tinted 2018 Mercedes C63 was parked at a gas station on Logan Avenue.
After the vehicle failed to stop at a red light after leaving the gas station, an officer pulled it over.
Police say the 29-year-old Surrey man driving the vehicle was showing symptoms of being impaired by liquor.
“The driver repeatedly refused to comply with a demand issued to him to provide a breath sample into a roadside screening device,” RCMP said.
The man was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and his Mercedes was impounded for 30 days.
