VPD say no one was hurt after driver caught on video hitting metal pole, water bottle display at a gas station

Man caught on video struggling to drive his big truck out of the parking lot of a Vancouver gas station

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Here’s a really good example of how not to exit a gas station parking lot or any parking for that matter.

A video making the rounds on social media shows a chaotic scene unfolding at the Petro Canada gas station on Knight Street at E. 57th Avenue on Thursday around 11 p.m. In the footage, a 33-year-old Richmond man is seen struggling to drive his blue Ford F-150 as he attempts to pull out.

The truck hits one of those yellow metal poles and eventually the water bottle display just outside the entrance to the 7-Eleven store at the gas station. The driver gets out after he hits the pole the first time, tries to figure out what’s blocking his way, gets back in the truck and hits the pole again. He eventually gets around it and turns right out of the parking lot and leaves.

The whole thing was caught on someone’s cellphone and posted online. Other drivers can be heard screaming, others leave, while the man recording on his phone asks the driver, “Are you stupid?” He also urges someone to call 911.

Man seen driving his truck into a metal pole and a water bottle display in Vancouver. The incident was caught on video on Jun. 21, 2018. (Courtesy Reddit user: mclovin9911)

Vancouver Police say no one was hurt and officers arrived shortly after.

“VPD officers were able to locate the driver and the truck at a residence in Richmond. The driver was identified and issued a 24-hour driving prohibition, and several violation tickets related to his driving behaviour,” explains Vancouver Police Constable Jason Doucette.

The damage left by knocking over the water bottle display was extensive.

Doucette adds the truck was towed and the investigation is ongoing as they try figure out what action investigators will take “when all of the information has been collected.”

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