B.C. commercial truck driver fired, facing charges after crash [Video]

A commercial truck driver has been fired and is facing potential impaired driving charges after police say his tractor-trailer collided with four parked cars in Port Coquitlam, B.C.

The B.C. Highway Patrol says it is recommending the chares against a 42-year-old driver from Surrey following the crash on Monday afternoon.

Investigators were called by an “alert citizen” who reported the truck driving erratically on the Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam around 3 p.m., the B.C. Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday.

Before police arrived on scene, the truck hit four parked vehicles on nearby Industrial Avenue, according to the release.

“It is unbelievable that a professional driver would consider operating a vehicle of this size while impaired,” Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said in the release.

“That’s why B.C. Highway Patrol is recommending criminal charges.”

The driver, who police did not identify in their statement, is scheduled to appear in a Port Coquitlam courtroom on March 12, 2025, …