White Rock police are investigating a report of an impaired driver, following a restaurateur91裸聊视频檚 efforts to stop a car from leaving the city91裸聊视频檚 waterfront.
, owner of Moby Dick Fish & Chips on Marine Drive, said the Sept. 30 incident 91裸聊视频� in which he twice put himself in the path of the same vehicle to try to stop the driver from getting on the road 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频渨as scary.91裸聊视频�
But while he91裸聊视频檇 likely approach any future incident somewhat differently, Makogonsky said he still wouldn91裸聊视频檛 hesitate to take steps.
91裸聊视频淚 wouldn91裸聊视频檛 say that I would do this again, in terms of trying to stop the running car,91裸聊视频� he told Peace Arch News last week. 91裸聊视频淵es, I would do the same again.91裸聊视频�
Makogonsky said the incident unfolded after a diner was denied her order for alcohol with her meal, based on signs she was already intoxicated. Those signs included that the woman had taken food from one diner91裸聊视频檚 plate and knocked into another.
He said the woman 91裸聊视频� who he estimates was in her mid-50s 91裸聊视频� and her companion left without finishing their meals, and he followed them out because he was concerned she might get behind the wheel.
91裸聊视频淣ot only did she have those signs of impairment91裸聊视频� she was barely standing on her feet,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲hen she left the restaurant, she walked a few feet then she was leaning on my patio fence.91裸聊视频�
Makogonsky said he first warned that he would call police. When that didn91裸聊视频檛 work, he stood behind her vehicle, hitting its trunk to ensure she knew he was there.
When the vehicle backed toward him, Makogonsky said he laid on the trunk, then jumped away to avoid injury.
He ran in front of the car, but the driver persisted, he said. She 91裸聊视频渄irected her vehicle right into me, so I had to lie down on the front of the vehicle in order to not end up under the wheels.
91裸聊视频淭he car didn91裸聊视频檛 stop and continued to drag me further. I felt that she wasn91裸聊视频檛 going to stop no matter what I did.91裸聊视频�
The driver took off eastbound.
Makogonsky said he called 911 during the ordeal, however officers did not immediately respond. While Makogonsky was initially critical of the delay, White Rock RCMP Staff Sgt. Daryl Creighton explained it was a result of 91裸聊视频渋nformation available to police at the time.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t wasn91裸聊视频檛 until later that police became aware of the citizen91裸聊视频檚 efforts to stop the reported impaired driver,91裸聊视频� Creighton told Peace Arch News by email.
Creighton would not comment further on the delay, but said the 91裸聊视频渁ctions of the driver have been duly noted and the investigation remains active.91裸聊视频�
Creighton said police appreciate the public91裸聊视频檚 assistance in stopping in-progress crime, but he cautioned Good Samaritans 91裸聊视频渢o evaluate their own limitations.91裸聊视频�
Anyone with information that could identify the driver may contact White Rock RCMP at 778-593-3600.
