Police want distracted driver with 14 violations taken off the road
Richmond woman earns 12th, 13th, and 14th distracted driving ticket in just 10 days
Police in Metro Vancouver want one very distracted driver off the road for a long time.
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In a tweet, the Vancouver Police Department noted one of its officers has just handed a woman her 14th ticket for using a cellphone while behind the wheel.
Ticket #14 for this distracted driver courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VPD?src=hash">#VPD</a>. Officer has requested driver be prohibited from driving. <a href="https://t.co/9O1CNGocaH">https://t.co/9O1CNGocaH</a>
—@VancouverPDThe officer has requested that the woman be prohibited from driving, although the police department hasn't said when — or how — that penalty might be imposed.
Just last week, Richmond RCMP noted the driver had received her 12th ticket for distracted driving. She was ticketed after nearly colliding with an officer.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Distracted?src=hash">#Distracted</a> driver nearly collided with <a href="https://twitter.com/RichmondRCMP">@RichmondRCMP</a> officer. Shocked to find these 12 priors <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeaveYourPhoneAlone?src=hash">#LeaveYourPhoneAlone</a> <a href="https://t.co/sUfr1to8Bu">pic.twitter.com/sUfr1to8Bu</a>
—@RichmondRCMPThe Richmond woman was slapped with a 13th violation notice on the weekend and VPD announced the 14th ticket on Wednesday.
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