North Okanagan man who died in 'roof surfing' incident identified | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source
Subscribe

Would you like to subscribe to our newsletter?

Vernon News

North Okanagan man who died in 'roof surfing' incident identified

Vernon RCMP

VERNON - A North Okanagan man believed to have been riding on the roof of a car before it crashed, fatally injuring him, has been identified.

He was Justin Roger Martyn, 27, of Spallumcheen, the B.C. Coroners Service said today, June 3.

According to police, he was riding on the roof of a car around 12:30 a.m. June 1 when the vehicle drove off Tronson Road near the intersection with Garmisch Road and crashed.

The vehicle rolled, and Martyn died at the scene as a result of his injuries.

The Coroners Service, RCMP, and a traffic analyst have examined the scene and authorities continue to investigate the death.


To contact a reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston or call 250-309-5230 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. 

News from © iNFOnews, 2016
iNFOnews

  • Popular vernon News
  • Zias in Summerland celebrates 25 years at iconic stone restaurant
    Zias Stonehouse Restaurant in Summerland has a rock-solid foundation. As a local heritage building , it's naturally full of history. The decor includes hundreds of portraits of long-tim
  • Heaven's Gate Winery offers bliss in Summerland
    Set pristinely above Lake Okanagan in beautiful Summerland, you will find Heaven’s Gate Winery. Aptly named, the vineyard rolls towards the water offering the perfect Okanagan mountain scape
  • Life in a northern B.C. boomtown
    The town of Kitimat, B.C., is folded into a forested valley, tucked back from where the ocean meets the land at the end of a roughly 100-kilometre
  • The Kelowna to Naramata road that never was
    There has been talk for decades about a second crossing of Okanagan Lake with a bypass highway around West Kelowna and Kelowna. The region’s latest transportation plan has vetoed that
  • Fine issued to North Okanagan driver who caused fatal crash
    The sister of man killed in a fatal car crash outside Salmon Arm 18 months ago said her family bears no ill will against the other driver. Crown prosecutor Danika Heighes read out the statem
View Site in: Desktop | Mobile