100 Mile House RCMP responded to 84 complaints and calls for service during the past week.
Rollover incident
On June 22, 100 Mile RCMP and Emergency Services responded to a single-vehicle incident on Eagle Creek Road near Shaw Drive in Forest Grove.
A male driver appeared to lose control of his Ford pickup truck on the road surface and rolled into the ditch. He was tended to by passers-by until an ambulance arrived.
The driver displayed symptoms of having consumed liquor. He was taken to 100 Mile District General Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.
100 Mile RCMP are continuing their investigation into this collision.
Off the road
On June 21, 100 Mile RCMP, 100 Mile Traffic Services and Emergency Services responded to a single-vehicle incident on Highway 24 near Lac des Roches.
The female driver of a Toyota Matrix lost control of her vehicle near the comer of McCarthy Road. She then over-corrected and went into the east-bound ditch.
The driver suffered a compound fracture to her leg and was given preventive treatment for a spinal injury. She was taken to 100 Mile District General Hospital and then was air-lifted to Kamloops.
The vehicle was towed from the scene. There is no update as to her status as of this time.
Ran red light
On June 18, shortly after 9 a.m., 100 Mile RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 97 and Horse Lake Road in 100 Mile House.
The driver of a Dodge pickup truck went west-bound through the intersection against a red light and collided with a Toyota Matrix which was travelling north on Highway 97. None of the vehicle’s occupants were injured as a result of this collision. One of the vehicles was inoperable afterwards and had to be towed from the scene.
The driver of the Dodge pickup was issued a violation ticket for failing to stop at a red light.
Drinking drivers
During the past week, there were two incidents where drivers were issued 90-day Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibitions for failing approved screening devices at roadside.
In both instances, the vehicles were towed and impounded for 30 days. In one instance, the driver was a new driver.
