News Items tag as: impaired driving

Suspected impaired driver hit several parked vehicles in downtown Kelowna
August 13, 2024 - 9:12 AM
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Kelowna RCMP arrested a driver who was a suspect in multiple vehicular collisions in the downtown area.
More than 600 drivers checked for impaired driving in South Okanagan
July 09, 2024 - 2:52 PM

More than 600 drivers were pulled over by officers with the RCMP's BC Highway Patrol during impaired driving checks over three days in the South Okanagan last week.
B.C. Highway Patrol kicked off its counter impaired driving initiative last night
December 03, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Last night, Dec. 2, was the beginning of B.C. Highway Patrol’s counter impaired driving initiative, Light Up the Province.
DON'T BE A STATISTIC: Counter attack road checks begin in Kamloops, Okanagan this weekend
November 30, 2023 - 1:34 PM

Police will be ramping up enforcement of impaired driving laws during the annual Counter Attack road checks throughout the province next month.
It's another red and blue Christmas as Kamloops RCMP prepare to catch impaired drivers
December 06, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The holiday season is a time for celebration and the RCMP have launched a counter attack program to ensure people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol won't ruin the party for everyone else.
Drunk driving is nearly decriminalized in B.C. and MADD is quite happy about that
December 16, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - The vast majority of impaired driving cases in British Columbia are no longer criminal offences — and B.C and anti-impaired driving activists are just fine with that.
Kamloops RCMP CounterAttack on the hunt for impaired drivers
December 01, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The RCMP is reminding all festive citizens to plan ahead before indulging in drinks this holiday season.
Unlicenced, uninsured Merritt man arrested in Kelowna for driving drunk and hiding after crash
July 15, 2016 - 1:45 PM

KELOWNA – An unlicenced, uninsured 60-year-old Merritt man tried to hide from police who suspect him of drunk driving and leaving the scene of a two-vehicle crash he caused on Harvey Avenue early this morning.
Impaired driver caught doing double the speed limit in Kelowna last night
July 11, 2016 - 11:32 AM

KELOWNA – A driver lost his vehicle and licence today after he was caught driving 100 kilometres per hour in a construction zone while intoxicated.
CounterAttack ramps up summer roadchecks in the Southern Interior
June 29, 2016 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - Forget the frigid cold of B.C. winters, stats from ICBC show that summer is also a dangerous time for drivers.
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