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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T20:49:53.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Canada",
    "otter",
    "11 comments",
    "https://www.castanet.net/news/Metro-Vancouver/605046/Sleeping-during-morning-commute-gets-B-C-driver-a-ticket"
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  "textContent": "submitted by otter to canada\n28 points | 11 comments\nhttps://www.castanet.net/news/Metro-Vancouver/605046/Sleeping-during-morning-commute-gets-B-C-driver-a-ticket\n\n> At about 8:30 a.m. on March 17, a police officer pulled up beside an electric car and observed a driver with her eyes closed and arms crossed while travelling eastbound on Highway No. 1 in Coquitlam in slippery, rainy conditions.\n>\n> “The driver appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol.\n>\n> “The driver said that she had ‘zoned out’ but was fully alert with her hands on the steering wheel. In-car police video did not support the driver’s claim.”\n>\n> A Metro Vancouver woman, 37, was issued a ticket for allegedly driving without due care and attention under section 144(1)(a) of the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, carrying a fine of $368.\n>\n> She was also ticketed for speeding against a highway sign under section 146(3) of the Act, with a fine of $138.",
  "title": "Sleeping during morning commute gets B.C. driver a ticket"
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