Man killed near Keremeos remains unidentified

PENTICTON – A man who was struck and killed while crossing the highway near Keremeos Friday night remains unidentified.

At 11:03 p.m. on April 17, a blue Dodge pickup truck travelling east on Highway 3, just south of the intersection with Highway 3A in Keremeos, and collided with a man crossing the highway.

The driver of the truck remained on scene and cooperated fully with police and Highway 3 was closed for several hours as a result of the incident.

Alcohol and speed are not considered factors in the accident.

The man, who has yet to be identified, was wearing dark clothing at the time of the accident. He is described as Caucasian, 25 to 30 years of age with thick, brown hair that was pulled back. He was wearing black shorts, dark blue Croc shoes and a flannel dark brown jacket.

If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact the Keremeos RCMP detachment at 250-499-2250.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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