Immediate Roadside Prohibition
Vernon mayor given immediate roadside prohibition after breathalyzer test
VERNON – Mayor Akbal Mund says he went out to pick up a friend who…
Disturbance in Penticton results in impaired charges
PENTICTON – A police call to an altercation resulted in two men losing their driving…
Kelowna impaired driver crashes truck with kids in it
KELOWNA – A woman who crashed her truck, with two small children in it, on…
Kelowna driver nabbed for speeding while intoxicated
KELOWNA – An impaired driver was taken off the road last night after police conducted…
Impaired drivers taken off Kamloops streets
KAMLOOPS – Five drivers were issued 90-day immediate roadside prohibitions and another four given a…
Impaired Penticton driver chooses wrong place for a pit stop
PENTICTON – An impaired Penticton driver will hopefully use a bit more discretion next time…
South Okanagan Mounties get assistance from public in getting impaired drivers off the road
PENTICTON – Police were out in force in the South Okanagan and Similkameen this 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...
‘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...
Roadblocks catch several impaired drivers last weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Alexa’s Bus was in Kamloops for a second round and this time roadblocks with the mobile safety unit yielded 13 arrests. Police stationed the bus, named for Alexa Middlelaer, a four-year-old killed by a drunk driver, at various locations throughout the city this past weekend, May 1 to 2, to check for impaired...
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...
Proposed legislation will strip presumption of innocence: Defence lawyer
KAMLOOPS – New legislation proposed by the B.C. Liberals this week throws out the presumption of innocence and instead presumes people accused of impaired driving are guilty until they prove otherwise, says a Vancouver defence lawyer specializing in impaired driving. Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act strengthen the government’s controversial Immediate Roadside Prohibition, which avoids...
How fines are replacing jail for drunk driving
KAMLOOPS – In 2012, Lee Michael Wilson blew a warning on the breathalyzer after a police officer pulled him over in Kamloops. Police gathered no evidence beyond that and he was found guilty on the spot. He was issued a three-day immediate roadside prohibition, a non-criminal penalty that may result in the loss of a licence...