Vehicle with no seat belts pulled from road, driver fined: B.C. Highway Patrol

A B.C. driver was fined, say police, after an officer noticed a rough-looking vehicle waiting near a school bus stop last week.

According to the B.C. Highway Patrol, the vehicle — modified into a pickup truck, and which was missing its passenger door, rear window and seat belts — was parked along Highway 3A, north of Castlegar, last Thursday.

The driver was allegedly waiting to pick up a child, with police noting the driver was a grandparent of the child.

Police say the driver was ticketed for failing to produce a licence, not having insurance, driving a defective vehicle and operating a vehicle with no seat belts.

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The B.C. Highway Patrol says the driver claimed it was a farm vehicle, but police said the truck was given the highest-level inspection notice and was taken off the road.

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