A woman in her thirties and believed to be impaired was stopped on Highway 1 in North Vancouver after driving in the wrong direction with only three functional tires.
Police say the incident happened at about 3 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 22), when multiple witnesses reported a white Kia travelling west in the eastbound lanes with a flat tire.
Officers located the vehicle near the Westview Drive exit.
The driver, a Burnaby woman, was administered a road side breath test and failed, North Vancouver RCMP said in a statement.
“Wrong way drivers on a highway pose an extreme danger to motorists, especially when they are impaired,” said Const. Mansoor Sahak, noting the incident could have ended in a collision.
The woman was issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
