TORONTO, Ont. – Police are looking for a driver who ditched his car and ran away at a RIDE checkpoint in Scarborough early Sunday morning.
It happened near Warden Avenue and Danforth Road around 1:30 a.m.
As officers were checking drivers to make sure they were sober, the man – whose car was trapped in the lineup – fled on foot.
Police brought in dogs to help with the search, but didn’t find the man.
Anyone who may have any information on the incident is being asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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Drunk driving is not enforceable if you can’t prove who was driving the car. Also, if you catch someone drunk, but they weren’t actually behind the wheel, it’s also not enforceable. This is either a moron, or a smart criminal. Even if you own the car, it’s cheaper to ditch it and pick it up from the impound when you aren’t drunk than to have to defend yourself in court.
Cops usually make a drunk driving case lose because they have to show as a witness that they saw the person driving the car. Usually these cops are morons and can’t keep a story straight. Look it up in Canlii.
How hard could it be to find the driver? They have the vehicle, with license plates, possibly ownership & insurance in the glovebox Unless he borrowed the vehicle from someone,then that becomes their starting point. Still rather simple I would think.
Of course this would be the starting point. However, you cannot convict a person of a crime just because they own the car. Even if they interview the driver, they must have evidence that he was driving the car. There is also no obligation for the owner to tell the police who he/she lent the car to or to testify in open court against the person.
No obligation? If the police asked you who was using YOUR vehicle to commit a dangerous criminal act, and you said “I don’t have to tell you anything,” you could be charged with obstructing a police officer. You can’t attempt to make it difficult for a police officer to carry out his duties and just think he’ll say “Thank you for your time.” Let’s get real here.
Surely they have the license plate of the empty car they could use to locate the person?