Police report

News from the Summerland RCMP detachment over the past week.

Bike rider gets ticket

A bicycle rider was ticketed for failing to stop for a red light when he was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle Friday afternoon.

A 2007 Toyota was northbound on Highway 97 and was turning left on the green arrow at Prairie Valley Road.

The southbound bicycle travelled through the red light and collided with the Toyota. The bike rider received minor cuts and bruises.

New driver has license suspended

A new driver received a 12-hour driving suspension when he was caught at a roadblock with alcohol in his system.

He was not impaired, but newly-licensed drivers are not allowed to consume any alcohol before driving.

The 26-year-old Summerland man was stopped Friday evening at Prairie Valley Road and Rutherford Avenue.

Arrested for intoxication

Police picked up a drunk man in the parking lot of the Summerland Royal Canadian Legion early Sunday morning.

He was showing symptoms of gross intoxication.

The 38-year-old Summerland man was arrested and taken to a Penticton jail cell.

 

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