A Prince George truck driver who left the scene of a collision has been prohibited from driving for 18 months.
David James Robert Findlay, 51, was also sentenced to one year probation and fined $2,000 plus a $200 victim surcharge for the offence, committed Feb. 17, 2015 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Highway 97.
Findlay was driving a tractor trailer pulling a B-train as he was heading south on the highway.
As he approached Fifth Avenue, the light had turned yellow but as he entered the intersection, it had turned red, the court was told during a hearing Wednesday.
After stopping for a red light, the driver of an eastbound pickup truck went forward upon the light turning green. The pickup had progressed about a quarter of the way into the intersection when the collision occurred, flipping the smaller vehicle.
Findlay kept going and after an off-duty police officer called the incident into dispatch, RCMP conducted patrols in search of his vehicle. He was found heading south on Highway 97, when an officer noticed the smell of something burning and sparks coming off the back of the truck. A tire on the trailer was also blown.
He was pulled over in the BCR industrial site where the officer noticed damage to the side of the trailer and Findlay admitted he left the scene of the collision.
The collision occurred at about 6:30 a.m. and he was pulled over about 15 minutes later. It was still dark out but there was a fair amount of traffic and there was no snow on the road at the intersection.
Findlay had pleaded guilty to leaving the scene but two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm were stayed.
The matter of who is responsible for the collision is being dealt with through civil court, the court was told.
The pickup's driver suffered a concussion and a shoulder injury that took a long time to heal and was unable to work for a period of time. The passenger was knocked into the dashboard and suffered a broken nose, and head and neck injuries.
Findlay told police he had been driving since 6 p.m. the evening before - adding up to nearly 13 hours - when the collision occurred. He said he panicked and kept going with the aim of getting the truck back to the yard and ending his shift.
