South Okanagan Traffic Services
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...