Photo by Vince Fedoroff
MORNING MAYHEM – Firefighters work at the scene of Sunday’s collision at the Department of Education building involving the damaged truck.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
THE AFTERMATH – This was the state of the Department of Education building’s sign Sunday morning after a man lost control of his pickup truck and careened across the property.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
Driver facing several charges after collision
A 24-year-old man is facing several charges
A 24-year-old man is facing several charges after the pickup truck he was driving careened over a couple of curbs Sunday and struck the Department of Education sign on Lewes Boulevard.
The Dodge Ram truck was travelling into the downtown area from Riverdale at about 9 a.m. when the driver lost control at Hospital Road. The vehicle came to a stop in a nearby parking lot, with its front end smashed up.
Whitehorse RCMP attended the scene and arrested the driver, whose name wasn’t released.
He was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, obstructing a police officer, drug possession, and the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
He was also charged under the Motor Vehicles Act with operating a vehicle without a driver’s licence, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, exceeding the posted speed limit and driving carelessly.
The driver was also issued a 24-hour roadside suspension.
The matter is now before the territorial courts.
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Comments (8)
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Ott on Nov 13, 2014 at 12:14 pm
"Well, before everyone lynches the fellow, keep in mind that this section of road often gets covered with black ice and is the scene of an accident every year..."
Did you miss part(s) of the article...?
"He was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, obstructing a police officer, drug possession, and the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle..." ..."also charged under the Motor Vehicles Act with operating a vehicle without a driver’s license (not licence), operating an uninsured motor vehicle, exceeding the posted speed limit and driving carelessly...."
What does it matter the section of road.? No license (at 24..!), in possession of drugs, weapon and is illegally/carelessly operating a motor vehicle (all before 10 am..!)... but before we lynch him eh.? c'mon...
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lilly munster on Nov 13, 2014 at 6:27 am
Well, before everyone lynches the fellow, keep in mind that this section of road often gets covered with black ice and is the scene of an accident every year. Really easy to lose control at that same spot. And, the easiest thing is the world is to get into more trouble when you are already in trouble....without a licence, money for insurance, etc.
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Thomas Brewer on Nov 12, 2014 at 2:40 pm
Why on earth would they not release the individual's name?
Courts are a joke of punishment, perhaps public shaming would have a greater impact.
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wolfe on Nov 12, 2014 at 12:11 pm
Northerner12 - Absolutely agree with you. 24 hours seems to be a moot point though. One would think if the person drove at all it would be a criminal offense. Then again this person will probably walk away scott free - and be given funding to purchase a new vehicle!
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Northerner12 on Nov 12, 2014 at 11:38 am
To "wolfe" and "Kim Tucker", if the police give an unlicenced driver a 24 hour suspension and that driver drives again during that time, it becomes a criminal offence, as opposed to just another charge (fine) under the Motor Vehicles Act. I would think that it would be preferable to get this fool on additional criminal charges, don't you?
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Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2014 at 6:07 pm
Seems like more "Gladue" BS coming down the pipe eh?
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wolfe on Nov 10, 2014 at 5:14 pm
"The driver was also issued a 24-hour roadside suspension. "
In the paragraph prior to my quote it says " He was also charged under the Motor Vehicles Act with operating a vehicle without a driver’s licence,"
So what was the 24 hour suspension for ? What did they suspend?
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Kim Tucker on Nov 10, 2014 at 4:55 pm
Quick thought....you have no license how in the world do they suspend it for 24 hrs. How about some kind of can't have a license for X amount of time and mandatory lessons on road safety?