B.C. driver accused of striking baby while impaired charged with drunk driving again

Apartments, condos and houses are seen in downtown Squamish, B.C., on Thursday, June 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A man who was already facing impaired driving charges was allegedly caught drunk behind the wheel again, according to the Squamish RCMP.

The detachment says that around 8:30 p.m. on June 26, officers conducting patrols pulled over a driver for screening.

Mounties did not describe what happened during the traffic stop, but said “as a result of their investigation” 30-year-old Kyle Luca now faces a number of charges. They include impaired operation of a motor vehicle, operation while over 80, and two counts of a breach of a release order.

In April, Luca was charged with two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm, failing to stop at a collision, and dangerous driving after he allegedly struck a pedestrian and a stroller with a baby inside at a marked crosswalk.

The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said at the time.

Luca is next due to appear in court on Wednesday.

“Impaired driving remains one of the top factors in fatal crashes,” said B.C. RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Kris Clark, in a Monday news release. “Frontline officers in Squamish and across B.C. will continue to target high-risk driving behaviours to keep our roads safe.”

Mounties urged anyone who suspects another driver is impaired to call 911.

With files from CTV News Vancouver’s Todd Coyne