A man in his 20’s who rolled his vehicle into a ditch in Glenmore Friday morning may have been drunk. Credit: Travis Lowe/Global Okanagan (with permission)

Suspected drunk driver rolls vehicle into drainage ditch

KELOWNA – A man in his 20’s who rolled his vehicle into a ditch in Glenmore Friday morning may have been drunk.

According to Const. Kris Clark the accident happened around 9:30 a.m. on Valley Road. Police were able to find the alleged driver when a witness, who smelled alcohol on the man's breath, told police which direction he headed on foot.

Global Okanagan reports the man was taken to Kelowna RCMP detachment for a breathalyzer but Clark could not confirm the results. An investigation is underway.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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