100 Mile House RCMP responded to 51 complaints and calls for service during the past week.
Fatal incident
Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 100 Mile House RCMP and emergency services crews responded to a residence in the Imperial Ranchettes, east of 100 Mile House.
An elderly female had been dropped off from a vehicle at a residence for an appointment and she slipped in the driveway.
The female driver did not observe the victim fall and continued to move her vehicle to a parking spot.
The wheels of the vehicle went over the elderly female causing fatal injuries. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.
An investigator from the Coroner’s Office and a traffic analyst attended to assist in the investigation.
No charges are being considered in this tragic incident as the driver and victim are related.
The names of the people involved are being withheld by request in order to protect the privacy of the family.
Tractor-trailer ditched
On Jan. 13, shortly after 5:30 p.m., a south-bound tractor-trailer unit struck the median at the top of the 103 Mile Hill on Highway 97.
The impact from the collision damaged the steering for the tractor unit and it crossed over the north bound lane coming to rest in the ditch.
There were no injuries but traffic flow was down to one lane while the tractor-trailer was towed from the scene.
CRIME STOPPERS TIPS OF THE WEEK
Sometime overnight of Jan. 17, unknown culprits removed the fuel pumps from three fuel tanks from a business on Alpine Avenue.
If you have any information on this or any other crimes in the 100 Mile House area, call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Your identity will remain unknown. Should your information lead to the arrest of the responsible party Crime Stoppers will pay cash for the TIP.
