‘Heavily damaged’ Porsche abandoned in West Vancouver after impaired driving crash spree, police say

Police shared this image of the "heavily damaged" Porsche abandoned by the impaired driver. (WVPD)

Police in West Vancouver say they arrested an impaired driver who caused “extensive property damage” in a luxury vehicle earlier this week.

Officers received a call shortly before 7:20 p.m. Monday reporting “a suspected impaired driver leaving a local establishment,” the West Vancouver Police Department said in a news release Thursday.

Police went to the area and located “a heavily damaged 2023 purple/brown Porsche Panamera abandoned on 16th Street between Bellevue Avenue and Marine Drive,” the WVPD said in the release.

“Witnesses provided a detailed description of the driver, who was located shortly afterwards and arrested for impaired driving.”

Police did not share any identifying details about the driver, such as age or gender, and there are no online court records associated with the police file number, suggesting charges have not yet been laid.

The WVPD said it has conducted “an extensive canvas” for surveillance and other video from the area. The department believes additional vehicles may have been damaged in the incident, and their owners are currently unaware of what happened.

Police shared a map showing the approximate route the impaired driver took, traversing the 1400 block of Marine Drive, the 200 block of 15th Street, the 1300, 1400 and 1500 blocks of Bellevue Avenue, the 1300 block of the West Vancouver sea wall and the 200 block of 16th Street.

Anyone in those areas who has discovered unexplained damage to their vehicle should contact the WVPD at 604-925-7300 and quote file number 25-12884, police said.

“The West Vancouver Police Department is grateful for the public’s assistance in this matter,” the release reads. “The timely 911 and non-emergency calls, along with detailed descriptions, allowed officers to swiftly apprehend the driver before anyone was injured. We take this opportunity to remind the public to celebrate this holiday season responsibly and to always plan ahead for a sober way home.”