
Drunk driver investigation after collisions with Penticton pub and motel
PENTICTON – A drunk driver investigation is underway after a driver hit a pair of buildings in Penticton late yesterday afternoon.
RCMP Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says officers were called to the Barley Mill Brew Pub at around 5:15 p.m., April 20, after complaints an erratic driver had backed into the building.
A short time later the same driver drove into a building at the Shielings Motel on Galt Avenue across the street.
The 55-year-old woman driving the vehicle was taken to hospital by ambulance.
She showed signs of alcohol impairment and blood samples were obtained for analysis, Wrigglesworth says.
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