100 Mile RCMP responded to 56 complaints and calls for service during the past week.
Drinking driver
Just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 13, 100 Mile House RCMP observed a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner and it was followed for a short period of time before being stopped.
The officer could smell and observed open liquor in the vehicle. The male driver also displayed symptoms of having consumed liquor.
An approved roadside screening device was administered and the result was a fail. The driver requested a second test, which was administered and was also a fail.
The Class 7 (Novice) driver was issued a 90-day immediate roadside driving prohibition and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
Speedster nabbed
On Oct. 11 at 2 p.m., 100 Mile Traffic Services observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 97 near the intersection of Canim-Hendrix Lake Road.
The vehicle was clocked on radar as travelling 48 km/h over the posted speed limit. The driver, who was not from the area, was charged with excessive speed and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
Bad passing
Around 7:35 p.m. on Oct. 9, the driver of a Mitsubishi Lancer was driving north into 100 Mile House on Highway 97 near Keene Road.
He observed a Dodge Caravan come up behind him very quickly and pull out to pass. The pass was not executed safely, with the Caravan impacting the side of his vehicle pulling both vehicles into the ditch.
100 Mile RCMP, BC Ambulance Service and 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue personnel were dispatched to the collision. The occupants of both vehicles were assessed at the scene and they were determined to not have any injuries.
The female driver of the mini-van displayed symptoms of having consumed liquor. An approved roadside screening device was administered and the result was a fail.
She was detained for impaired driving and returned to the 100 Mile House detachment. Two breath samples were obtained of 150 and 160 mg%.
Charges of impaired driving and driving over the legal limit are being recommended to Crown against a 30-year-old 100 Mile House area resident who was released from custody with a court date in January 2013.