A driver has been arrested and faces impaired driving charges after he drove his car on three wheels, which also sparked a small grass fire.
On Monday, June 12, 2023, at approximately 1 pm police responded to a report that a vehicle was travelling on West Saanich Road near Quadra Street that was missing a front wheel.
Officers attended and located the vehicle in the 4200 block of Glanford Avenue, which had come to a stop after the entire passenger-side wheel assembly had broken. The driver was arrested and transported back to the Saanich Police Department, where breath tests were obtained that showed he was almost two times over the legal limit.
The suspicious vehicle was first reported about 30 minutes prior in the 1400 block of Admirals Road in View Royal. The driver had somehow travelled several kilometres into Saanich on just three tires, but not without generating several calls to police along the way and sparking a small grass fire on the shoulder of Glanford Road.
Charges recommended by police include impaired operation of a motor vehicle and impaired driving over .08.
File 2023-10553.
Cst. Markus Anastasiades
Public Information & Communications Officer
media@saanichpolice.ca