One North Vancouver woman gave her mother a very expensive Mother’s Day bouquet on Sunday after she smashed into a power pole while trying to pick up the flowers that had fallen from a seat on to her car floor while driving.
The 24-year-old was on her way to visit her mom and was making a left-hand turn from Violet Street to Lytton Street Sunday morning when the Mother’s Day flowers she had brought with her slid off the seat.
While reaching down to grab the bouquet, the woman drove her 2006 black Chevy Equinox off the road and crashed into a power pole.
Luckily, the woman wasn’t injured, but the woman’s vehicle was extensively damaged. The crash also took out hydro to 312 homes in the Berkley Road area, starting at around 10:15 a.m.
Several hydro crews were called to the scene to replace the power pole, which had been sheared off. Power was eventually restored by 6 p.m.
The driver was handed a $367 ticket for driving without due care and attention, said Cpl. Richard DeJong of the North Vancouver RCMP.
Police also retrieved the flowers from the woman’s vehicle, which she was able to take to her mom.
“She had good intentions, but these Mother’s Day flowers were expensive,” said DeJong.
