'Once he gave me the ticket, I was absolutely livid. 'I asked him, 'In a drive-thru, is this even possible?' ' said Daoust, who believes the officer was also waiting in the drive-thru line, inside an undercover police car. The officer let Daoust get his fresh cup of coffee before pulling him over in the parking lot and writing him up.ĭumbfounded, Daoust said he struggled to keep his cool. I thought maybe it was somebody getting donations for something, but it turns out it was a policeman.' Tim Horton drive-thru texting ticket well deserved, police say.'All of a sudden someone walked up next to me,' said Daoust during a Tuesday morning interview with Edmonton AM radio show host Mark Connolly.
Daoust was texting in the drive-thru, last Thursday morning, when he was issued a $287 ticket for distracted driving.ĭaoust had just answered a text on his phone when he got a tap on the window. Our coffee is made with 100 Arabica beans. A Beaumont man says he never expected a coffee run at Tim Hortons would land him in hot water with police.Ī.J. Located at 130 Hwy 20 East, Fonthill, ON, Tim Hortons is the perfect place to go for freshly brewed coffee.
