An alleged impaired driver is facing penalties under the Motor Vehicle Act after a collision with a dump truck Wednesday on Highway 6.
RCMP were called to a two-vehicle collision just east of Aberdeen Road shortly before 11 p.m.
A red Chevrolet pickup truck was headed west when it crossed the centre line and struck an eastbound Kenworth dump truck. The pickup veered off the road and ended up on its roof.
The 50-year-old male driver, and lone occupant of the pickup, and the 26-year-old male driver and his 49-year-old male passenger in the dump truck were all uninjured.
“During the officer’s interaction with the driver of the pickup at the collision scene, they detected signs of possible alcohol intoxication,” said Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy.
“As a result, a demand was made of the driver to provided samples of his breath roadside.”
The man was subsequently issued a three-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP).
The pickup was impounded and the dump truck was towed due to damages.
If you witnessed this crash and have not yet spoken to police, you are asked to contact the Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP at 250-545-7171, or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.