Sunshine Coast RCMP say a two-day traffic enforcement initiative resulted in seven impaired-driving prohibitions, along with several other infractions.
Officers issued 17 tickets to drivers without insurance and 27 for other driving offences over the Halloween weekend.
Police said a 28-year-old driver heading out for a late-night snack crashed into the back of a police vehicle at a Sechelt drive-thru on Nov. 1. Neither the driver nor the officers were injured.
In another incident, a driver had their vehicle impounded after passing a marked police vehicle while travelling 44 kilometres per hour over the posted speed limit.
A motorcyclist was also found to be impaired after cutting off a marked police vehicle. The rider was ticketed and the motorcycle was impounded.
“With the holiday season approaching, the public can expect increased police presence on the local roadways, with the Sunshine Coast RCMP and BC Highway Patrol actively targeting impaired and unsafe drivers,” the RCMP said in a news r
