A crash on the Nanaimo Parkway in the early-morning hours yesterday wasnB次元官网网址檛 exciting enough to keep the vehicleB次元官网网址檚 driver awake.

A carB次元官网网址檚 encounter with a highway divider at the intersection of the parkway and Aulds Road resulted in the arrest of its driver, who was found sleeping close to the crash scene.

Nanaimo RCMP and Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a crash scene about five minutes after midnight on Monday, Sept. 19. A motorist who had been travelling westbound on Aulds Road turned south onto the Nanaimo Parkway and struck a divider, said Const. Sherri Wade, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson, in an e-mail.

B次元官网网址淭he driver and passenger fled, but the driver was located asleep in a nearby bush and admitted they they had taken the corner too fast,B次元官网网址� she said.

The driver was arrested and later released and was also served with a violation ticket for failing to remain at the scene of an accident. There are no criminal charges pending.

There were no reported injuries from the crash.

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