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DON’T BE A STATISTIC: Counter attack road checks begin in Kamloops, Okanagan this weekend
Police will be ramping up enforcement of impaired driving laws during the annual Counter Attack…
Kelowna man arrested for drunk boating
A 51-year-old Kelowna man was arrested yesterday evening, Aug. 9, after appearing to be drunk…
‘Protecting their own:’ Drunk driving cop should have been charged: lawyer
The case of a B.C. RCMP officer that didn't get prosecuted for drunk driving even…
Error in police notes hands Kelowna woman rare appeal of roadside prohibition
A Kelowna woman who lost her licence for 90 days after failing a roadside breathalyzer…
Two years after pot legalization, B.C. cops only have 10 roadside detectors
It's been almost two years since marijuana was legalized in Canada but the RCMP in…
Conservation officers stop inflatable boat on Central Okanagan lake, arrest driver for being impaired
An Okanagan boater had their trip cut short this weekend after being arrested for allegedly…
North Okanagan woman previously involved in fatal crash fined $2K for new drunk driving charges
A Coldstream woman who had careless driving charges against her dropped following a crash that…
Salmon Arm senior gets vehicle impounded after suspected afternoon drunk-driving crash
A 72-year-old Salmon Arm resident has had his vehicle impounded after a failed attempt to…
Still a long way to go to reach goal of zero vehicle fatalities in B.C.
MUNICIPAL LIMIT OF 30 KM/H RECOMMENDED THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Speed, impairment and distracted driving are being…
Impaired driver hits semi in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The driver of a car that rear-ended a semi-trailer was taken into custody Tuesday night on suspicions of impaired driving. Just before 11 p.m. yesterday, Aug. 11, the driver of a westbound car hit a transport truck from behind, lost control and flipped the car on its roof on Highway 1 just past...
Kamloops crash blamed on alcohol
KAMLOOPS - A crash on Highway 1 in Valleyview just before 11 p.m. Wednesday is being blamed on alcohol. Cpl. Kelly Butler says RCMP were called to a collision between a semi-trailer and a pickup truck around 10:50 p.m., June 24, near Highway 1 and Oriole Road. The semi was turning west onto the highway...