AN RCMP officer is facing drunk driving charges after an investigation by West Vancouver police.
Crown council laid charges of dangerous driving, impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol level higher than .08 against Sgt. Victor Cunha, 47, on Tuesday stemming from a crash on Nov. 30 last year.
Police allege Cunha was off duty and travelling in his own vehicle when he lost control on Highway 1 and crashed into the median. West Vancouver police began their investigation while B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics and West Vancouver Fire and Rescue members saw to Cunha's injuries. Investigators placed him under arrest for impaired driving at the scene.
Cunha is scheduled to make his first appearance in North Vancouver provincial court on June 26.
A 2012 RCMP press release refers to Cunha as the head of RCMP's Lower Mainland explosives disposal unit.
