POLICE SAID A spider was cause of a car colliding with a Superbox, carrying it across a yard and into the fence of a Pym Street residence Friday.
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By Fred Davies - Parksville Qualicum Beach News
Published: October 03, 2008 12:00 PM
Updated: October 03, 2008 12:53 PM
Delivery to your door might seem a convenience but a Friday morning accident left one Parksville couple wishing the mail had had been left by the curb.
At approximately 9:30 a.m. the residents at 534 Pym Street were shocked when a car took out a Canada Post Superbox, before crashing through a fence and into their front yard.
"It was a little bit of a shock," said Ellen Forsey of the collision that saw a red Pontiac Vibe with two male occupants slam into the mail box then push it through a hedge and fence stopping only after both vehicle and box smashed into another fence on the opposite side of the yard.
"I was in the kitchen writing a grocery list when I heard a big huge bang," she said. "He brought the mailboxes through my yard. Nobody was hurt that's the main thing."
Police at the scene said the crash was result of of a momentary lapse in attention.
"It appears there was an arachnid inside the vehicle," said Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Paul Voisine. "His attention was drawn away from the road for a very short period of time."
No one was injured and police are considering charges for driving with undue care and attention against the driver, a resident of Parksville.
