Being blocked in by a rogue driver is a dilemma many of us have faced.
But one Vancouver Island man’s hands-on approach to dealing with it, has made him famous online.
It started on Fri. Jan. 11, when Colin Stann returned home from running errands on his day off to find a car parked straight across his driveway.
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“We have laws. This is vigilantism,” said criminal lawyer Paul Doroshenko of Acumen Law.
“He could be charged with mischief for damage to the car. He could be charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle – unsafe towing under the Motor Vehicle Act.”
Calling the city to have the vehicle ticketed and towed would have been a more reasonable option – according to Doroshenko’s colleague, criminal lawyer Kyla Lee.
“Many cities have bylaws that allow tow companies to tow the vehicle if it is parked on or blocking access to private property,” Lee told Global News.
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