When the driver of a 2018 BMW 440i sedan thought he’d impress his friends by “drifting” through a hairpin turn on Cypress Bowl Road, he didn’t expect that it would lead to hospital and a $368 fine.
On March 10, at 3:00 pm, officers were called to the scene of an accident in the 3800 block of Cypress Bowl Road in West Vancouver.
Officers located a 2018 BMW 440i sedan and Mercedes GLC300 SUV, both with extensive damage. Officers identified three people involved, all occupants of the BMW.
It was determined that the driver of the BMW and his friends had been travelling Westbound on Cypress Bowl Rd.
The driver, a 20-year-old man, was travelling at 120-140 km/hr (posted 60 km/hr zone) and had attempted to “drift” through a hairpin turn.
“Drifting” is the activity of steering a vehicle so it makes a controlled skid sideways through a turn with the front wheels pointed in a direction opposite to that of the turn.
The driver immediately lost control and skidded across oncoming lanes of traffic, striking a rock face, and then collided with a parked, unoccupied Mercedes SUV.
“The actions taken by this driver not only put themselves at risk, but others on the road,” says Cst. Kevin Goodmurphy of West Vancouver Police Department.
Witnesses called EHS, and the driver and two passengers were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Damage is estimated at over $50,000.00.
