100 Mile RCMP responded to 66 complaints and calls for service during the past week.
Roadside prohibition
On Nov. 24, 100 Mile RCMP observed a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign on Birch Avenue in 100 Mile House.
The vehicle was stopped and the female driver displayed symptoms of having consumed liquor. An approved screening device was administered at the scene and the result was a fail.
The driver declined a second test, and because she met the criteria, she was issued a 90-day immediate roadside driving prohibition. The vehicle was towed and impounded for 30 days.
Probation breach
On Nov. 21, there were contractors working on the new waterfalls trail bridges in Centennial Park in 100 Mile House.
A male, who had been seated in the park for a considerable period of time watching the activities, attempted to enter the roped-off area. One of the employees approached this person and advised him to not enter for his own safety.
The male responded by attempting to fight with the contractor. He was subdued by employees and police were called.
The man was known to police as being on probation after recently being released from incarceration. He was arrested and taken to 100 Mile House RCMP cells.
Charges of assault and breach of probation have been approved against Shannon David McInnis, 42, of 100 Mile House who was remanded into custody for a court appearance on Dec. 19.
The contractor was not injured from this altercation.
No snow tires
On Nov. 21, 100 Mile Traffic Services responded to a collision near Hickling Road on Highway 97 at the 108 Mile Ranch.
The driver of a 1997 Ford Expedition lost control of his vehicle while traveling south on Highway 97 and slid backwards into the ditch on the opposite side of the road. The male driver from the Lower Mainland was not injured.
The vehicle was not equipped with snow tires and sustained some minor damage. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
Driver error and weather conditions appear to be contributing factors in this collision.
Driving without a licence
On Nov. 21, 100 Mile Traffic Services stopped a vehicle at a roadside check on Highway 97 near
Lac la Hache and the male driver of blue Honda Civic was unable to produce his driver’s licence.
A check of police databases indicated he was prohibited from driving in British Columbia and his class 7 licence was cancelled. The man was charged under the Motor Vehicle Act and was issued a court appearance for Feb. 5, 2013.
The vehicle was not towed as there was another licensed driver in the vehicle.
Roadside checks coming
100 Mile RCMP and 100 Mile Traffic Services would like to remind the travelling public that there will be regular roadside checks targeting impaired drivers during the period leading up to the holiday season.
