Police in Abbotsford say a driver admitted to making their child blow into the ignition interlock system meant to keep impaired drivers from getting behind the wheel.
Const. Art Stele says police stopped the driver Wednesday night, believing they were impaired, and a roadside breath test came back “well over the limit.”
Police say they impounded the car and served the driver with a 90-day driving prohibition.
They’ve also informed the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
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The suspect is described as a Caucasian female, approximately 30-35 year old, slim build, 5’7 tall with long brown hair. She was last seen wearing red baseball hat (backward), red t-shirt with gold 23 logo, a grey long sleeve shirt underneath and baggy black pants.
The BC Prosecution Service says Robert Riley Saunders pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000, breach of trust in connection with his duties as a child protection worker and causing the province to act on a forged document.
The Mounties say that the motorcyclist passed a police vehicle before the collision. They say the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is looking into whether police actions are linked to the man's death.
On September 26, 2021, at approximately 6:30 pm, Surrey RCMP responded to the report of an injured woman who was located in a trail near the 19400-block of Colebrook Road. The woman was transported to local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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