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South Okanagan Traffic Services
South Okanagan RCMP adopt clever disguises to catch drivers on their phones
It’s getting harder to escape the long arm of the law when it comes to…
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 97 south of Summerland
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision on Highway 97 yesterday afternoon. An Okanagan man…
Senior riding scooter killed in South Okanagan collision
A crash involving a scooter in the South Okanagan claimed the life of a man…
Penticton man killed in crash on Highway 97 in South Okanagan
A single-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in the South Okanagan has claimed the life of…
South Okanagan man dies in head-on crash on Highway 3
KEREMEOS – A car crash on Highway 3 west of Osoyoos has resulted in a…
Cannabis fines laid during weekend impaired driving checks in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – It didn’t take long for South Okanagan RCMP to crack down following the…
South Okanagan RCMP take off the gloves during distracted driver blitz
PENTICTON – South Okanagan Traffic Services ramped up enforcement of distracted drivers with some innovative…
South Okanagan road checks seeing fewer impaired drivers so far this holiday season
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan RCMP are getting an early Christmas present after finding fewer…
Crash claims the life of Keremeos man
KEREMEOS – RCMP are investigating a two vehicle collision in the Similkameen that claimed the…
RCMP looking for witnesses to crash that closed Highway 97 through Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – Police are looking for witnesses to three-vehicle collision yesterday afternoon that closed Highway…
Dog lost after South Okanagan collision returned to family
PENTICTON – A dog reported missing following a two vehicle collision on Highway 97 between…
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…
Push for motorcycle safety reduces fatalities and injuries in the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan and Similkameen were safer places to ride a motorcycle last…
Driver killed in Highway 5A logging truck crash
PRINCETON – A Lower Mainland man is dead following a logging truck crash on Highway…
Driver seriously injured in South Okanagan head-on crash now in stable condition
PENTICTON – The Oliver woman rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a head-on crash…
RCMP catch up with driver who failed to stop for a South Okanagan roadside check
PENTICTON - An Okanagan Falls resident won’t be driving for several months following an incident on Highway 97 south of Penticton on Friday. A man driving a SUV along Highway 97 at about 11:20 p.m., Friday, Dec.11, failed to stop for a Christmas Counterattack road check at Gillespie Flats, three kilometres south of the intersection...
One dead in collision east of Osoyoos
PENTICTON - One person is dead following a two-vehicle collision east of Osoyoos this evening. Traffic on Highway 3 was impacted for close to two hours this evening, Nov. 23, following a crash about 21 kilometres east of Osoyoos, Sgt. Harold Hallett of South Okanagan Traffic Services says in a release. A westbound Dodge pickup lost...
Weekend road checks rack up impressive statistics
PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP and the Ministry of Transportation were out in force conducting road checks over the weekend, racking up an impressive list of statistics in the process. On June 19 and 20, 25 RCMP officers took part in the effort, which included the entire South Okanagan Traffic Services unit and some Penticton Municipal...
Penticton RCMP safety blitz targets motorcycles, commercial and seasonal vehicles
PENTICTON - Drivers on Highway 97 south of Penticton noticed a large police presence at the weigh scales near the junction of Highway 3A today. The scales was the location of a RCMP campaign, June 19, targeting commercial vehicles, motorcycles and anything hauling a trailer. “This is the time of year when things have been...
Jump in fatal motorcycle crashes has South Okanagan RCMP concerned
PENTICTON - A huge jump in the number of motorcycle crashes — and the number of fatal crashes — has prompted members of the RCMP South Okanagan Traffic Service into action. Sgt. Harold Hallett says up to 2013 the region averaged a single fatal motorcycle crash each year. In 2013, there were two and last...