A Tofino woman's Jeep was impounded last week after she was reported swerving into oncoming traffic and failed a roadside sobriety test, police said in a release.
At approximately 12:45 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, Whistler RCMP received a report of a black Jeep travelling southbound on Highway 99 at Village Gate that was spotted veering into oncoming traffic, almost causing several collisions, police said.
Officers located the driver at the intersection of Lake Placid Road and Highway 99, where she was pulled over. Police said the 32-year-old woman exited the vehicle without putting it in park, which caused the Jeep to roll backwards. The vehicle was placed in park before colliding with anything, police added.
The driver subsequently failed a roadside breath test. Her vehicle was impounded and she was issued a 90-day driving ban.
It wasn't the only drunk driver police dealt with over the course of the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Over the weekend, Whistler RCMP conducted several road checks and handed out seven 90-day roadside prohibitions, two three-day suspensions and two 24-hour suspensions.
"Unfortunately, drivers do not seem to be getting the message not to drink and drive," read the release.
