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Shocking close call with suspected drunk driver caught on dashcam on Highway 3
A shocking close call involving a suspected drunk driver was caught on video in Boundary Country over the weekend.
Dashcam video shows a Volkswagen Jetta skidding into the oncoming lane of Highway 3 near Cemetery Road in Bridesville, B.C., around 8 p.m. on Sunday, narrowly missing the vehicle coming in the opposite direction.
The car rolled twice and crashed into the ditch, ending up on its side.
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The driver was able to walk away from the crash, police confirmed.
Osoyoos RCMP determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was issued an immediate 90-day roadside suspension.
'It looks like he went off the road, he either fell asleep or whatever, realized he was off the road and I guess he over-corrected,' Ron Hiller, whose dashcam filmed the incident, told Global News.
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'He came skidding down sideways, right at me. I had to swerve last second there, or I wouldn't be here right now, I don't think. We were both doing pretty, well, highway speed.'
Hiller said the driver climbed out on his own with just a few scratches and began walking away until police arrived on the scene.
