Impaired driver wreaks path of destruction in Penticton

PENTICTON – An impaired driver operating his vehicle “like he was playing bumper cars” ran amok through Penticton streets.

Penticton RCMP Staff Sgt. Kurt Lozinski says police arrested the driver of a white BMW yesterday afternoon, June 11, for impaired driving on Wilson Street in the city’s south end. 

Lozinski says no police chase was involved in the incident, but reports of erratic driving were received from one end of the city to the other.

“It was a case of us trying to catch up with him. I believe the first call we received was in the Riverside area, and the suspect was eventually arrested on Wilson Street, at the other end of the city,” he says.

The driver hit a number of parked vehicles on multiple streets as he made his way through the city and was forced to stop due to the damage he caused to his own vehicle.

“It looked like a game of bumper cars on the street. He was definitely intoxicated,” Lozinski says.

The Penticton man has since been released from custody with a court date in July.

Lozinski says he is grateful for the support received from the public during the incident. 

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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2 responses

  1. His name should have been released to the public!

  2. SOB should get hefty sentence and fine…he could have killed someone.

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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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