Charges in Highway 16 Crash

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:00 AM

McBride, B.C. - RCMP have charged the driver of a pickup that crashed into a bus east of Prince George last night.

Constable Craig Douglass with North District RCMP says the truck crossed the centre line of Highway 16 near the Penny Access Road, approximately110 kilometres West of McBride, and collided with the bus shortly before midnight.

Douglass says the driver was charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without due care and attention and for failing to have a driver's licence.

The crash broke the windshield of the bus and sheared off the front driver-side tire, but the Greyhound driver was able to keep the bus on the road and stop safely.

Police say there were no major injuries. The 15 passengers on the Greyhound were sent by cab to Prince George.

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Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: shanabro on January 28 2009 10:48 AM

They left it (licence) in their other plaid jacket, at the beer store showing ID or at ICBC while they were paying with a cheque for their insurance...these are the drivers you and I pay for reflected in our insurance rates.Likely doesn't have a valid licence or its suspended.

Posted by: metalman on January 28 2009 11:32 AM

"failing to have a drivers license"
He does not have a license?
or he did not have the license with him?
metalman.

Posted by: Junco on January 28 2009 12:14 PM

Without due care and attention indeed. Idiot couldn't see a bus coming towards him(in its own lane).This schmuck should not be allowed to drive for a year, maybe he'd take the privelige of driving a little more seriously and we'd benefit by having one less moron on the road for a year.
What if the vehichle he hit was a small car? There would have been some fatalities.
This stuff irks me to no end.

Posted by: seamutt on January 28 2009 2:31 PM

Reaching for a coffee, changing a cd, adjusting mp3 player, changing radio station, texting, dropped his food or beer. Thinking of setting up my computer like the cops have.

Posted by: MrPG on January 28 2009 3:23 PM

"This schmuck should not be allowed to drive for a year"

The guy didn't have a license, so restricting him will unlikely have much effect from keeping him from behind the wheel.

Posted by: try me on January 28 2009 4:32 PM

ifonly the drinking cops were chrged just as fast

Posted by: Eagleone on January 29 2009 6:48 AM

luck of the draw maybe with the white out conditions we've been having at times lately... I even saw a YRB plow in the ditch the other night... he couldn't see where the road was.... that said there is no excuse for crossing the center line. I ride the rumble strip when in doubt.