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Driver can’t weasel out of driving prohibition following crash near Penticton

PENTICTON – It didn’t take long for police to ferret out the details of a car crash north of Penticton last week.

Penticton RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says a car crashed on Highway 97 near Sun Oka Beach Provincial Park around 5 a.m., Dec. 17. The driver claimed his pet ferret had gotten under the gas pedal.

The man had been heading north on Highway 97 when he lost control and did several 360s before coming to rest in the southbound ditch.

Wrigglesworth says the driver was unsteady on his feet and the responding officers dectected liquor on his breath.

Police issued a 24 hour driving prohibition and a violation ticket for driving without due care and attention. The vehicle, which was not badly damaged, was towed.

The driver, and the ferret, were given a ride home, Wrigglesworth says.

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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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