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Kelowna teenage pedestrian seriously injured in Okanagan ATV collision

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Police are appealing for help from witnesses as they investigate an ATV collision that left a teenage pedestrian with serious injuries.

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The late-night crash happened on a rural road on the outskirts of Kelowna in late September.

Police believe the ATV driver may have been impaired.

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RCMP said the collision on Postill Lake Road between the ATV and the teen was reported to police around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The collision left a 17-year-old Kelowna boy with serious but not life-threatening injuries, RCMP said.

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A 25-year-old Kelowna man, suspected of being behind the wheel of the ATV, failed a test with a roadside screening device, police said.

According to police, the suspected driver also had some “relatively minor injuries as a result of the collision.”

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The 25-year-old was arrested but has since been released.

Police continue to investigate and plan to “forward a detailed report to the BC Prosecution Service for review and consideration of charge approval.”

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