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Dangerous Driving
Audi and Porsche caught doing more than 200 km/h on Highway 1 in Chilliwack
Two drivers were caught driving double the speed limit on Highway 1 in Chilliwack by…
Dangerous driver arrested in high-risk takedown in Shuswap
Salmon Arm RCMP in collaboration with Golden, Revelstoke and Sicamous RCMP arrested a dangerous driver…
Majority of BC residents agree residential speed limit should be 30 km/h: poll
More than 60 per cent of British Columbians surveyed want to see residential speed limits…
iN VIDEO: Trucker involved in reckless driving incident north of Kamloops avoids punishment
An Alberta trucker who almost caused a head-on collision by overtaking on a solid double…
Novice motorcyclist caught doing 209 km/h on Coquihalla Highway
An 18-year-old Chilliwack man is facing multiple charges after he was nabbed by the RCMP’s…
Kelowna RCMP arrest dangerous driver, appeal for dash-cam footage
Kelowna RCMP are seeking dash-cam footage following multiple complaints and the arrest of a dangerous…
Third time unlucky for dangerous Kelowna motorcyclist
It took almost a month for Kelowna RCMP to finally nab the driver of a…
No jail for B.C. man whose dangerous driving killed pregnant girlfriend
High on drugs and hitting speeds of 150 km/h, Duane Glen Smith lost control of…
Shuswap man gets four years in prison for crash that killed mom of four
A Shuswap man whose reckless driving resulted in the death of a 28-year-old mother of…
iN VIDEO: Driver spotted going wrong way on Trans-Canada in Shuswap
Amazingly no one was hurt after a car drove several kilometres on the wrong side…
Dangerous Vernon driver gets less jail time because of police mistakes
His dangerous driving has already left a Vernon nurse paralyzed from the neck down but…
Police officer injured in Kelowna hit-and-run
KELOWNA – RCMP have a suspect in custody after a driver hit a Kelowna police…
Dangerous driving conviction for man who hit North Okanagan pedestrian with his car
VERNON – A young man accused of using his BMW to assault a woman walking…
Man accused of intentionally hitting Vernon woman with his car was also bleeding, trial hears
VERNON – The man accused of intentionally hitting a North Okanagan woman with his car…
Suspect charged with driving into Kamloops RCMP cruiser
KAMLOOPS – The suspect who allegedly led police in Kamloops on a chase after running…
Kelowna man guilty of dangerous driving causing death
KELOWNA – A judge has found a man guilty of dangerous driving causing death in…
Man charged after allegedly striking fire hydrant, speeding and doing donuts in Vernon
VERNON – A man accused of taking a wild and reckless drive through a Vernon…
Woman facing charges for hit and run in Vernon last fall
VERNON – Charges have been laid in connection with a hit and run last October…
Alleged drunk driver will stand trial for Vernon crash that killed one nurse and injured another
VERNON – A woman charged in connection with a tragic crash involving two local nurses…
Alberta man facing charges after dangerous driving on Okanagan Connector
MERRITT – An Alberta man is facing numerous charges after a RCMP traffic stop on…
Conviction thrown out for man accused of driving into Vernon firefighter
VERNON - A man convicted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm will have his case heard again due to a technicality. Ian Douglas Burns, 28, was found guilty of hitting BX/Swan Lake firefighter Stephan Hidasi with his truck, but a judge has now deemed that ruling null because court procedures weren’t followed. Crown spokesperson Neil...
Bizarre crime spree involving arson, dangerous driving nets Kamloops man four months in jail
KAMLOOPS - A local man says he was going through a ‘very traumatic year’ before he went on a bizarre crime spree which involved playing chicken with fellow drivers and setting a man’s truck on fire. Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Chris Cleaveley sentenced David Kevin Moen, 46, to roughly four months in jail after he...
Guilty verdict for dangerous driver who hit Vernon firefighter with truck
VERNON - A man has been found guilty of hitting a North Okanagan firefighter with his truck. Ian Douglas Burns, 28, was convicted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in connection with the June 26, 2013 incident this week in Vernon Provincial Court. The victim, Stephan Hidasi, a firefighter with the BX/Swan Lake Fire Department,...
Charges pending against erratic Kelowna driver who side-swiped cars on route to Vernon
‘HE TOLD POLICE HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHY HE WAS BEING STOPPED’ VERNON - Charges of dangerous driving and possession of a controlled substance are being recommended against a Kelowna man who went on a wild drive from Lake Country to Vernon last week. The 38-year-old was arrested in downtown Vernon after making his way from...