KELOWNA — The woman told police she felt compelled to drive through the intersection but that’s no excuse for causing a crash.
The two vehicle crash happened at the intersection of KLO Road and Benvoulin Road where a woman turned her van into the path of a pick-up truck while making a left-hand-turn.
RCMP say the woman says she felt pressured to get through the intersection.
There were two small children in the van.
They were taken to hospital as a precaution.
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Their mother was ticketed for causing the crash which blocked Benvoulin Road for about half-an-hour.
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