It was back-to-back impaired driving arrests for police in Spallumcheen Monday.
At about 1:30 a.m. at the Otter Lake Road roundabout, a police officer checked a vehicle with a 37-year-old female driver who showed signs of impairment.
“The driver blew a fail in the roadside screening device and was issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition,” said Gord Molendyk, RCMP spokesperson.
The officer offered to take the woman home but he was informed that a friend was on the way to get her.
“About 10 minutes later, a vehicle approached the check stop and the officers spoke with the 47-year-old woman driver,” said Molendyk.
“The driver told the officer she had come to pick up her friend who had just been stopped for being impaired. While the officer was speaking to the second driver, he noticed a strong odour of liquor on the breath of the second driver.”
The second driver was asked to provide breath samples in the screening device, and she also failed.
The second driver was also issued a 90-day IRP and both vehicles were impounded by officers for 30 days.
“Both drivers accepted a ride back to their residences by the officers this time,” said Molendyk.
