{"id":6106,"date":"2026-06-09T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/?p=7669601"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:00:19","slug":"okanagan-widow-sues-area-27-over-crash-that-killed-her-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/6106\/okanagan-widow-sues-area-27-over-crash-that-killed-her-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Okanagan widow sues Area 27 over crash that killed her husband"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Okanagan woman is taking the company behind a private race track to court after her husband died in a crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kari Roach is claiming Area 27 was negligent in maintaining the track before her husband, Conor Roach, struck a concrete barrier on June 5, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She filed the lawsuit last week, two years after his death on the South Okanagan race track, naming South Okanagan Motorsports Corporation, the Osoyoos Indian Band, a driving instructor and three other businesses as defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conor Roach, 32, was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer at the members-only motorsports track located on Osoyoos Indian Band reserve land. At the time, police said <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10551389\/2-dead-okanagan-motorsports-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an experienced driver lost control in a braking zone of the first turn<\/a> before leaving the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He and a passenger, who hasn&#8217;t been identified, died in the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-support-kari-after-the-tragic-loss-of-conor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An online fundraiser for Kari,<\/a> who was pregnant at the time, collected nearly $70,000 after her husband&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her lawsuit claims Area 27 failed to maintain the track and breached its statutory duty to ensure Conor&#8217;s safety. It further launches similar claims against the Osoyoos Indian Band and an unnamed driving instructor, along with three businesses alleged to have been negligent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the court document, further evidence of the claims are expected to come out at trial. They are not detailed in the notice of claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Area 27 general manager Karla Watmough said they were not aware of the document and would not comment. Osoyoos Indian Band did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The claims have not been proven in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people died in a crash two years ago, and the driver&#8217;s wife is now taking the track to 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