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Impaired Driving
Penticton counterattack program got some help from the pandemic
COVID-19 restrictions may have helped keep impaired drivers off Penticton and area roads this holiday…
Vernon RCMP arrest alleged impaired driving swerving on Highway 97
Vernon RCMP arrested an alleged impaired driver Sunday afternoon after a member of the public…
Suspected drunk driver tries to off-road out of Kal Beach parking lot: Vernon RCMP
A suspected impaired driver was spotted by RCMP trying to get out of the locked…
Banned driver causes serious crash while high on drugs in Okanagan Falls
A 42-year-old man, who was already banned from driving, has been arrested for allegedly running…
Four drunk drivers nabbed in Vernon in one night: RCMP
In four separate incidents over three hours this past weekend, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP busted…
Impaired Vernon driver crashes into hydro pole, knocks out power
An impaired driver knocked out the power for some Vernon residents this morning after he…
DON’T BE A STATISTIC: Counter attack road checks begin in Kamloops, Okanagan this weekend
Police will be ramping up enforcement of impaired driving laws during the annual Counter Attack…
B.C. Highway Patrol kicked off its counter impaired driving initiative last night
Last night, Dec. 2, was the beginning of B.C. Highway Patrol’s counter impaired driving initiative,…
Kamloops cop with baby carrier sneakily nabs drivers using cell phones
Calling it Operation E-Baby, a Kamloops RCMP officer dressed in plainclothes with a baby doll…
Why B.C. RCMP isn’t using its cannabis impairment testing kits
Roadside testing kits for cannabis impaired drivers have been approved for use in Canada, but…
Wanted man caught by Kamloops police after nodding off behind the wheel
Kamloops RCMP arrested a man wanted for robbery after receiving reports of an unresponsive individual…
Lake Country RCMP catch five impaired drivers in 24 hours
Five impaired drivers were removed from the streets by the Lake Country RCMP in 24…
More than 600 drivers checked for impaired driving in South Okanagan
More than 600 drivers were pulled over by officers with the RCMP's BC Highway Patrol…
Suspected impaired driver hit several parked vehicles in downtown Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP arrested a driver who was a suspect in multiple vehicular collisions in the…
Driver high on cannabis nabbed by North Okanagan RCMP
One of three drivers caught driving while impaired last weekend in the North Okanagan was…