The RCMP have arrested a man in Prince George, B.C., for alleged impaired driving with a suspended licence, after he was pulled over while riding a pink toy car on a busy street during morning rush hour.
Officers spotted the man driving the toy Barbie Jeep down Fifteenth Avenue near Nicholson Street around 9 a.m. on Sept. 5, according to a Sept. 8 statement provided to The Epoch Times by Prince George RCMP.
The RCMP says the day was “already busy” with full-scale building fires and motor vehicle accidents involving ambulances, when officers came across the man and decided to stop him to “assess what was happening.”
“Any vehicle on a roadway that is powered by anything other than muscular power fits into the definition of a motor vehicle and requires a licenced driver and insurance,” the statement said.
The Mounties say that although it may seem to be “an inefficient use of police time to pull over a driver in a toy car,” the driver was creating risk to other drivers on the road, as they had to go around him.
The RCMP also notes the man was putting himself at risk, as other drivers aren’t accustomed to looking out for such small vehicles while driving. Police say these factors were enough to warrant police attention.
“During the investigation, the police officer formed grounds to believe the driver was impaired and found the driver had a suspended license,” the statement says.
The Mounties say they arrested the driver for prohibited driving, and then pursued an impaired driving investigation. The driver provided two breath samples that both proved to be over the legal limit, and the man was then issued a 90-day driving prohibition.
The driver is expected to appear in court in December. The RCMP say the file remains “under investigation.”
