Liam Richard Marvin Woodland, 29, will likely be sentenced sometime in February.
A Kamloops man was high on magic mushrooms when he drove his pickup truck dangerously on Seymour Street last year and caused a major collision that damaged six vehicles, including a city transit bus.
Liam Richard Marvin Woodland, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday in Kamloops provincial court to one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
Court heard Woodland was high on psilocybin on Nov. 12, 2022, when he got behind the wheel of his pickup truck, ultimately causing a multi-vehicle crash on Seymour Street near Fourth Avenue.
“Witnesses describe him going through intersections and driving between 80 km/h and 90 km/h,” Crown prosecutor Oliver Potestio said in court.
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“Mr. Woodland lost control of his vehicle, causing a multi-vehicle collision, then exited his vehicle, which was left inoperable, removing his pet cat in the process, and then fleeing on foot eastbound on Seymour Street.”
Potestio said Woodland was arrested a few blocks away after a Mountie saw him running into traffic near Seymour Street and Sixth Avenue.
“Mr. Woodland identified himself to the officer and also spontaneously admitted that he was under the influence of magic mushrooms and continued to request help,” he said.
