Chilliwack farmer posted video to Facebook before highway tractor crash

A well-known Chilliwack farmer was reportedly involved in a tractor crash involving a police cruiser on Highway 1 in Surrey on Saturday. Prior to the police incident, Bill Shoker posted several public videos to his Facebook page from the driver’s seat of a green John Deere tractor. He narrated where he was on the highway, and where he was heading, before turning the camera to show his face. Shoker said his name, his business name (Shoker Farms Ltd. in Chilliwack) and also explained the reason for the stunt, saying it was a protest against an educational resource called SOGI 123. The tractor was one of several vehicles involved in a convoy that began in Chilliwack and traveled into Vancouver. Later that day, the same green tractor collided with a p0lice cruiser as a traffic stop was being attempted at a highway exit. The tractor flipped, and officers immediately exited their own vehicles and apprehended the driver. The crash and arrest were recorded by someone in a vehicle that had pulled off the busy highway to make way for the police. The driver of the tractor was taken to hospital and is facing charges. Several people have commented on pages regarding
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