The afternoon of April 27, an officer responded to single vehicle incident in the 6000 block on Highway 3, Rossland.
A 19-year-old Castlegar woman and her passenger were traveling below the speed limit on slush-covered roads in poor weather conditions when the vehicle began to fishtail.
When the vehicle contacted the shoulder of the road, it flipped over and the airbags were deployed.
Both driver and passenger are reported to have only sustained minor injuries; however, they sought medical attention at a hospital as a precaution.
“Please be careful on our roadways as weather and road conditions can be highly variable in the spring, especially through the mountain passes and at higher elevations,” says Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.
Impaired driver
The night of Saturday, April 27, a RCMP officer received a report that a Trail man, 23, was allegedly impaired while driving his vehicle in the 1600 block of Bailey Street, in Trail.
The officer located the man and detained him in his vehicle roadside.
The officer made observations that led him to suspect the man’s ability to drive was impaired by alcohol. A demand was read, and police report that his roadside breath sample resulted in a fail.
He was issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and his vehicle is in impound for up to 30 days.
“Trail RCMP will be continuing to target impaired drivers in an effort to keep our roads safe,” says Sgt. Wicentowich.
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