Chilliwack – Sometimes you just shake your head.
A pair of oddly similar collisions in Chilliwack has proven the adage that you don’t need insurance until you need it,
along with Mohandas Ghandi’s words that there is more to life than increasing its speed.
On July 23, 2025, at 8:37 a.m., BC Highway Patrol attended a single-vehicle rollover for an older Toyota pickup, with two people inside, on Highway #1 near Popkum. Speed was a factor. The driver, a 28-year-old Rosedale man, was issued tickets for:
- No insurance, section 24(3)(b) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) with a fine of $598;
- Drive without consideration, section 144(1)(b) of the BC MVA ($196).
Only 40 minutes later, just down Highway #1 at Popkum, BC Highway Patrol attended another collision. Speed was also a factor when a 34-year-old Nanaimo woman and her two passengers went off an embankment in an older Mazda SUV. The driver received tickets for:
- No insurance, section 24(3)(b) of the BC MVA ($598);
- Drive without consideration, section 144(1)(b) of the BC MVA ($196).
Nobody was physically hurt, but both drivers will be feeling the pain in their pocketbooks,
says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. Choosing to drive without insurance puts you on the hook for tickets, the tow, all the repairs for your vehicle, and even higher premiums when you finally get insurance. Why not follow the rules in the first place, slow down and enjoy the drive, and avoid all the extra headache.
