Single motor vehicle incident in Fruitvale leads to impaired driving charge
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 8:20 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers and BC EHS responded to a report of a single motor vehicle incident involved two people in the 4300 block of Ross Spur Road, in Fruitvale, BC.
“When officers arrived, they located the two people involved in the incident,” said RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “A 23-year-old Fruitvale woman identified herself as the driver of the crashed vehicle. Officers made observations that lead them to believe the woman’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol. A demand was read to the woman, who provided a sample of breath roadside that resulted in a fail.”
He said the 23-year-old Fruitvale woman was issued a 90-Day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) under Section 215 of the BC Motor Vehicle Act and had her vehicle impounded for up to 30 days.
Officers also discovered she was unlicensed to drive a vehicle in the Province of BC. An officer served her with a Notice of Driving Prohibition and $276 fine for No Driver’s Licence contrary to Section 24(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle.
Trail RCMP officers will be on the lookout for impaired drivers this summer in an effort to keep our roads safe,
Wicentowich said.
