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Drunk driver caught on wrong side of road in North Van
A Burnaby woman was caught driving on the wrong side of the road while impaired…
Impaired driver parks on West Kelowna Superstore’s sidewalk, police respond
An alleged impaired driver who parked on the sidewalk in front of West Kelowna's Superstore…
Parole board worried about Vernon woman’s plans to marry a high profile offender
VERNON – Having a romantic relationship with another offender isn’t helping a Vernon woman’s chances…
Damage in Vernon park could be related to erratic, impaired driver
VERNON – Mounties are thanking members of the public for reporting an erratic and dangerous…
Suspected impaired driver flees police in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for a man they say fled a traffic stop…
Drunk driver hits several vehicles in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An impaired driver who hit several parked vehicles and failed to remain at…
Witness helps Penticton RCMP nab impaired driver
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP arrested an impaired driver with the help of an observant civilian…
Alleged drunk driver crashes into Kelowna home
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man spent the night in jail after smashing his car into…
Impaired driver caught doing double the speed limit in Kelowna last night
KELOWNA – A driver lost his vehicle and licence today after he was caught driving…
Witnesses say Kelowna driver who critically injured cyclist was drinking, distracted and lied to police
"CAN YOU COME HELP ME STAND UP BECAUSE I'VE JUST BEEN HIT BY A TRUCK" KELOWNA – A cyclist who was hit by a truck and critically injured in Rutland last week told his girlfriend police have the wrong man pegged as the driver. Jill Hamer, 40, had just left dinner with her common-law husband...
Young children endangered by drunk driver in Lumby
LUMBY - When an alleged drunk driver was pulled over for failing to stop at a Lumby stop sign last week Mounties saw two small children in the vehicle belted into car seats. Officers from the North Okanagan Traffic Services were sitting in an unmarked car at 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, when the van...
How co-workers are supporting a Vernon nurse still recovering from accident
TWO NURSES WENT OUT ON A LATE NIGHT COFFEE-RUN FOR CO-WORKERS. ONE RETURNED IN AN AMBULANCE VERNON — The night shift nurses in Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s bustling Unit C—a section of the emergency room—have long taken turns going out on their break and bringing back coffee for the team. In the early morning hours of...
Drunk driver hits hydro pole in Armstrong
ARMSTRONG – A 24-year-old man has been charged with drunk driving after smashing his pickup truck into a Hydro pole in Armstrong on the weekend. RCMP say officers arrived at 2920 Okanagan St. to find the Dodge Ram pickup truck still running with the pole on top the box and the driver in the care...