IRP

• Fiery vehicle crash earns Penticton woman immediate roadside prohibition

  At around 8:45 p.m. Monday night, Mounties were called to the 400 block of Westminster Avenue West in Penticton, B.C. where a Nissan and a parked Chevrolet Blazer were on fire.

  Crime

  May 30, 2023
  
• Kelowna Mounties suspend five drivers during one-day enforcement blitz

  Police said they also seized and removed a significant amount of illicit drugs and cash believed to be associated with the street-level drug trade, in Kelowna.

  Crime

  May 26, 2023
  
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• Mounties dish out roadside prohibitions to ‘intoxicated’ Kelowna drivers

  During a roadside investigation, B.C. RCMP say the man decided to relieve himself for an extended period in front of the officer. After the man finished, he failed a breath sample.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2022
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• Saskatchewan premier’s vehicle impounded in B.C.; police say driver was impaired

  Vancouver police said they pulled a vehicle with Saskatchewan licence plates over around 1 a.m. on Thursday near Burrard and Robson streets, after the driver ran a red light.

  Crime

  Mar 12, 2022
• B.C. woman sues officer who issued driving penalty while her son gave her a ride home

  The woman was impaired while riding next to her son, who was driving her home from a party while carrying a "L" licence.

  Mar 15, 2020
• Kelowna transit bus driver allegedly caught drunk driving after passenger calls police

  The driver, a 52-year-old man, was issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition (IRP). 

  Feb 10, 2020
• ‘Operation Red Nose’ volunteer drivers hit by alleged impaired driver on New Year’s Eve

  Kamloops RCMP say the incident happened minutes before midnight on Dec. 31, on the East Trans-Canada Highway near Grand Boulevard.

  Jan 2, 2020
• A sober B.C. man gave his impaired mother a drive home. Police still issued a penalty

  "This was a combination of overreaching and a fundamental misunderstanding of the law," the family's lawyer said.

  Dec 21, 2019
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• Challenge to appeal B.C.’s 90-day roadside impaired driving suspension fails again

  This is the third time the legislation has been challenged since it was introduced in 2010 and now some lawyers are reviewing the decision and considering an appeal. 

  Canada

  May 28, 2018
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• A Vancouver lawyer is calling on the government to make changes to roadside prohibitions

  Lawyer Kyla Lee says a week to appeal a roadside prohibition isn't long enough for some people.

  Politics

  Mar 18, 2018