Police are searching for a motorist who wedged a vehicle under a modular home on a flat-bed trailer.
Lake Country RCMP arrived on scene at Highway 97, near Oceola Road, at 4:40 p.m. Thursday to find a small portion of the trunk of the vehicle sticking out from beneath a trailer.
“Apparently, the 63-year-old driver of the tractor trailer had pulled over in order to wait for his pilot vehicle,” said Cst. Steve Holmes, media relations officer.
“Suddenly, a blue Honda coupe, that witnesses advised was travelling at a high rate of speed, slammed into the rear of the trailer, diving underneath and compressing the roof almost down to the body frame.”
Somehow the driver, and sole occupant of the Honda, managed to extricate himself as motorists stopped to help.
“The male driver responded to offers of first aid with an expletive and appeared quite belligerent at the scene,” said Holmes.
“Were it not for the fact that this vehicle had right-hand side steering, the outcome would most likely have been fatal.”
The individual was picked up by another vehicle which headed northbound on Highway 97.
Police measured a 132-foot-long skid mark, made by the Honda, which likely indicates a high speed.
“The investigation is continuing with respect to contacting the vehicle’s owner in order to locate the driver,” said Holmes.
The driver of the tractor trailer unit, from Prince George, was not injured in the collision.
