Some people just don’t care.
That’s the police department’s conclusion after slapping the same driver with two tickets in seven minutes for using their phone behind the wheel.
The infractions happened on Tuesday while two police officers were heading out to do traffic enforcement. On the way, one of the officers spotted a driver using their cellphone. The driver was pulled over and issued a ticket for $368, according to New Westminster Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Jeff Scott.
Meanwhile, the second officer, who had continued on, was checking for distracted drivers in the 600 block of 20th Street. After a few minutes, a driver on their phone passed by – it was the same driver from the earlier traffic stop, according to Scott.
“For someone to receive a violation ticket for distracted driving and then seven minutes later get caught allegedly doing the same thing seems like a flippant disregard to the safety of others,” he said.
The first incident happened at 12:20 p.m. and the second at 12:27 p.m. The driver was issued two tickets for using an electronic device behind the wheel for a total fine of $736 and eight demerit points.
