News Items tag as: immediate roadside prohibition

Kelowna impaired driver crashes truck with kids in it
May 18, 2016 - 10:44 AM

KELOWNA - A woman who crashed her truck, with two small children in it, on a Kelowna bridge yesterday is believed to have been impaired at the time.
Kelowna driver nabbed for speeding while intoxicated
April 22, 2016 - 12:13 PM

KELOWNA - An impaired driver was taken off the road last night after police conducted a roadside intoxication test.
Impaired drivers taken off Kamloops streets
April 18, 2016 - 12:52 PM

KAMLOOPS - Five drivers were issued 90-day immediate roadside prohibitions and another four given a 24-hour driving suspension following a weekend of roadblocks in Kamloops.
Impaired Penticton driver chooses wrong place for a pit stop
March 01, 2016 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - An impaired Penticton driver will hopefully use a bit more discretion next time nature calls and he’s driving under the influence.
South Okanagan Mounties get assistance from public in getting impaired drivers off the road
February 10, 2016 - 11:30 AM

PENTICTON - Police were out in force in the South Okanagan and Similkameen this past weekend, removing several impaired drivers from the region’s roads as a result.
Kamloops crash blamed on alcohol
June 25, 2015 - 7:33 AM

KAMLOOPS - A crash on Highway 1 in Valleyview just before 11 p.m. Wednesday is being blamed on alcohol.
Roadblocks catch several impaired drivers last weekend in Kamloops
May 05, 2015 - 11:59 AM

KAMLOOPS - Alexa’s Bus was in Kamloops for a second round and this time roadblocks with the mobile safety unit yielded 13 arrests.
Vernon teen pulled over for drunk driving before he even has his license
April 07, 2015 - 9:59 AM

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.
Proposed legislation will strip presumption of innocence: Defence lawyer
March 25, 2015 - 7:30 PM

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 the scrutiny of court and criminal sanction.
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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