Driver using phone crashes while leaving ferry: Nanaimo RCMP
A car that crashed at Duke Point ferry terminal is seen in this image handed out by the Nanaimo RCMP.
A driver learned a valuable lesson about getting distracted behind the wheel over the weekend, according to the Nanaimo RCMP.
While driving off a ferry at Duke Point terminal around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, a black Acura crashed directly into a support column on the offramp.
The vehicle sustained significant damage, the airbags went off, and it had to be towed away, Const. Gary O'Brien told CTV News. The driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The driver admitted she was on her phone looking at Google Maps, police said. She was issued a ticket for using an electronic device while driving.
As a result, the 5:45 p.m. sailing from Nanaimo to Tsawwassen was delayed 36 minutes that day.
'It just goes to the importance of not being on your phone. Traffic was delayed, I mean, this is tight quarters,' O'Brien said.
Drivers are 3.6 times more likely to crash if they're looking at a phone, according to ICBC.
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