Drunk Driving
Drunk driver caught in Kelowna drive-thru
KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman spent the night in the care of the RCMP and is facing impaired driving charges after she was arrested in a McDonald’s drive-thru early this morning. An officer on patrol spotted a Ford F150 pickup careening along Clement Avenue near Clifton Road around 2:40 a.m., Nov. 28, according to a...
‘Two full open cans of beer (dropped) at the officer’s feet’
HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO DRINK SINCE LAST NIGHT, OFFICER LUMBY - It was more a question of what laws a Lumby man wasn't breaking when he was pulled over on Victoria Day. A cop parked at the Lumby RCMP detachment noticed him drive by without a seat belt on and using his cell phone on...
Lumby RCMP continues to report high number of drunk drivers
LUMBY - Lumby residents don’t seem to be getting the message when it comes to drunk driving, says the village’s top cop. Cpl. Henry Proce with the Lumby RCMP detachment says officers are arresting local residents in very high numbers for impaired driving. In the last three weeks, at least six drivers were charged with...
Vernon RCMP investigate possibility of impaired driving in weekend crash
VERNON - Police are treating a car crash which knocked out power to hundreds of residents as an impaired driving case. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m., Saturday, April 11 when a 24-year-old woman went off Kalamalka Road in Coldstream and struck a hydro pole, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. Over 1,800 homes in Vernon...
Vernon teen pulled over for drunk driving before he even has his license
VERNON - A drunk teenager was slapped with an Immediate Roadside Prohibition over the long weekend, and he doesn’t even have his driver’s license yet. The 17-year-old was caught driving erratically in the Kalamalka Road area of Coldstream on Friday, April 3, around 10:30 p.m., RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. An officer patrolling in the...
Driver faces impaired charge after hitting Kamloops dental office
KAMLOOPS – The Mounties figure speed and alcohol played a role in a car crash in Kamloops early this morning. RCMP say the car hit a dental office at the corner of 1 Avenue and St. Paul Street at around 6 a.m., April 11. The Twin Rivers Dental at 121 St. Paul St. was left...
RCMP search for a driver in bizarre crash investigation
VERNON – RCMP have a mystery on their hands after officers showed up at a car crash on Silver Star Road on the weekend to find the vehicle upside down and running, but no sign of the driver. The driver of a Toyota Corolla hit a power pole around 3:40 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 21. The...
Dad suspected of drunk driving crashed car with 8-year-old daughter as passenger
ARMSTRONG – A Kelowna man is facing an impaired charge after driving his car off the road just outside Armstrong on the weekend. His 8-year-old daughter was a passenger. RCMP were called to the car crash at about 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 near the intersection of Swanson Mountain Road and Salmon River Road,...
Police crack down on drunk drivers this holiday season
KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP members are out in full force to take drunk drivers off the road during the holiday party season. Last weekend, officers set up nine different road blocks on Friday and Saturday nights. Five drivers were issued driving sanctions for alcohol. The penalties ranged from 24-hour driving suspensions to 90-day immediate roadside...
RCMP ride UTVs and respond to crime spikes
OSOYOOS — RCMP have responded to a spike in thefts from vehicles in the Osoyoos area over the last couple of weeks. While many of the vehicles were unlocked, RCMP are reminded people to make sure their cars are locked and no valuables are in sight. And as some people are stealing from cars, others...