{"id":130191,"date":"2025-09-09T02:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/130191\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T02:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:33:14","slug":"b-c-man-ticketed-for-driving-pink-barbie-jeep-while-impaired-during-morning-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/130191\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. man ticketed for driving pink Barbie Jeep while impaired during morning commute"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Prince George, B.C., man received a 90-day driving prohibition after he was spotted by police driving an unusual vehicle on a street on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

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On Sept. 5, an officer was on patrol in the area of 15th Avenue and Nicholson Street at 9 a.m. when they spotted a man driving a pink toy car down the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile this may seem like something that should have flown under the radar, it was kind of out of the ordinary, as well as this is a busy area during morning commute and put other drivers on the road at risk, as well that particular driver himself,\u201d Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, media relations officer for the Prince George<\/a> RCMP told Global News.<\/p>\n

\u201cMotorists aren\u2019t used to looking out for someone kind of at that level, the toy car level. So it was enough to start a traffic stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The toy appears to be a Power Wheels Barbie Jeep Wrangler.<\/p>\n

Kasper Lincoln told Global News he\u2019d borrowed the toy, which belongs to his roommate\u2019s daughter, to go get a Slurpee.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like it was a high-speed chase,\u201d he said. \u201cI waited until it was safe, and when I crossed the road I was doing my hand signals.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the stop, the police officer believed the driver to be impaired and found that the driver had a suspended licence.<\/p>\n

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The driver was arrested for prohibited driving and he then provided two breath samples that were both over the legal limit and was subsequently issued a 90-day driving prohibition, police said.<\/p>\n

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Lincoln said he hadn\u2019t had anything to drink that morning and had just woken up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think you could get a DUI in a Barbie truck,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that the Barbie Jeep was not impounded and had been returned to his roommate\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n

RCMP said any vehicle on a roadway that is powered by anything other than muscular power fits into the definition of a motor vehicle and requires a licensed driver and insurance.<\/p>\n

Police added that the driver posed a risk to himself and other drivers, as motorists were forced to go around him.<\/p>\n

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He is set to appear in court in December.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA man was caught riding a pink toy jeep down a road in Prince George on Friday morning during the commute.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPrince George RCMP\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA man was caught riding a pink toy jeep down a road in Prince George on Friday morning during the commute.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tCrystal Rain\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA man was caught riding a pink toy jeep down a road in Prince George on Friday morning during the commute.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tDenise Pederson\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA man was caught riding a pink toy jeep down a road in Prince George on Friday morning during the commute.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tDenise Pederson\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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