Driving

While most Lower Mainland routes don’t require winter tires past March 31, anyone heading north or into the Interior should keep them on until April 30. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure file.

Most drivers in B.C. should keep winter tires on vehicles until April 30

Spring is here, but Road Safety at Work’s Shift Into Winter campaign…

 

An “N” driver was pulled over and had his parent’s vehicle impounded after driving 150 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in Abbotsford early Monday morning (March 13). (Abbotsford Police Department photo)

Officer in unmarked car catches teen driver going 100 km/h over speed limit in Abbotsford

Driver, 17, ticketed for several infractions and has car impounded

 

Jayda Koppel was expecting to develop a black eye, in addition to having a concussion and other injuries sustained after she and a friend were allegedly assaulted by an unknown driver in Silver Creek on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Jayda Koppel photo)

‘She was a beast’: Shuswap women recovering after alleged assault by unknown driver

Both young victims sustained concussions, other injuries in altercation in Silver Creek

 

RCMP. (Black Press file photo)

UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP investigating assault connected to driving incident

Police said victims were transported to hospital, later released

RCMP. (Black Press file photo)
A two-vehicle crash has slowed traffic at Glenmore Road and Kane Road in Kelowna Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (Jordy Cunningham - Capital News)

2 vehicles collide at Kelowna intersection

Police, fire, ambulance and tow trucks are on scene at Glenmore Road and Kane Road

A two-vehicle crash has slowed traffic at Glenmore Road and Kane Road in Kelowna Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (Jordy Cunningham - Capital News)
A semi’s dash cam footage shows another transport truck pulling out into the intersection of Highway 97 and Salmon River Road in the Shuswap on Feb. 9 so the first semi swerves around it. (Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook)

Dash cam footage shows semi truck in Shuswap narrowly avoiding another

Transport truck pulls out to cross intersection on Highway 97, second truck swerves

A semi’s dash cam footage shows another transport truck pulling out into the intersection of Highway 97 and Salmon River Road in the Shuswap on Feb. 9 so the first semi swerves around it. (Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook)
Kamloops Court House. (Kamloops This Week photo)

Cherry Creek man with ‘horrendous’ driving record handed 12-month suspended sentence

Richard Marshall failed to stop for police while driving at high speed without a licence in 2021

  • Feb 2, 2023
Kamloops Court House. (Kamloops This Week photo)
Fardowsa Macleod was sentenced in BC Provincial Court after her dangerous driving led to a head-on collision on Highway 97A in Enderby in 2020. (Black Press file photo)

Reckless driver in head-on crash in Enderby sentenced to house arrest

Fardowsa Macleod’s dangerous driving in 2020 seriously injured the other driver

Fardowsa Macleod was sentenced in BC Provincial Court after her dangerous driving led to a head-on collision on Highway 97A in Enderby in 2020. (Black Press file photo)
BC Highway Patrol Falkland officers stopped this SUV going 146 km/h on Highway 97 Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, 2023. (Vernon North Okanagan RCMP/Facebook)

Falkland SUV impounded for excessive speeding on ‘extremely icy’ highway with bald tires

The driver was caught going 146 km/h on Highway 97

BC Highway Patrol Falkland officers stopped this SUV going 146 km/h on Highway 97 Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, 2023. (Vernon North Okanagan RCMP/Facebook)
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Vernon’s Pottery Road Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, 2023. (File photo)

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Vernon

The pedestrian escaped the incident with minor injuries

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Vernon’s Pottery Road Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, 2023. (File photo)
The Okanagan Connector is closed due to a vehicle incident. (DriveBC)

53 people injured in bus crash on Okanagan Connector on Christmas Eve

Kelowna, Penticton and Merritt hospitals are taking patients after major crash near Merritt

The Okanagan Connector is closed due to a vehicle incident. (DriveBC)
Highway 3 is now open. (DriveBC)

UPDATE: Highway 3 open following multiple car crashes

Highway 3 was closed for about an hour

Highway 3 is now open. (DriveBC)
The Coquihalla Highway is open in both directions on Thursday morning, Dec. 22, after being closed for more than 14 hours. (DriveBC)

Coquihalla Highway reopens after 14 hours of weather-induced mayhem

It’s expected to be sunny and cloudy with a high of -21C on the highway, with snow on the way

The Coquihalla Highway is open in both directions on Thursday morning, Dec. 22, after being closed for more than 14 hours. (DriveBC)
A pair of men were arrested after a risky, high speed attempt to evade police in Armstrong on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Two Okanagan men arrested after fleeing police in Armstrong

A Lake Country man and an Osoyoos man were arrested Friday

A pair of men were arrested after a risky, high speed attempt to evade police in Armstrong on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
This historic photo is Ken Graf, Don and Otto Sandberg beside a heavily loaded logging truck. The men are in the Bear Creek area at Sandberg Creek, circa 1952. This photo was shared on the Old Kelowna Facebook page with the credit of Don Sandberg. Do you have historic photos of West Kelowna and Peachland that you would like to share, if so email us at newstips@westknews.com

Training puts Indigenous people in the driver’s seat of North Okanagan logging trucks

B.C. funds Okanagan College program in Vernon for 8 eligible residents

This historic photo is Ken Graf, Don and Otto Sandberg beside a heavily loaded logging truck. The men are in the Bear Creek area at Sandberg Creek, circa 1952. This photo was shared on the Old Kelowna Facebook page with the credit of Don Sandberg. Do you have historic photos of West Kelowna and Peachland that you would like to share, if so email us at newstips@westknews.com
A 35-year-old woman was treated for non-life threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle at a Coldstream intersection Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (File photo)

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in North Okanagan crosswalk

The 35-year-old woman was treated for non-life threatening injuries

A 35-year-old woman was treated for non-life threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle at a Coldstream intersection Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (File photo)
All Are Family Outreach is trying to help a local grandmother acquire a set of donated winter tires, which she is in desperate need of as winter conditions arrive early. (Pixabay photo)

Outreach society looks to help Vernon family in dire need of winter tires

All Are Family Outreach is hoping somebody can donate winter tires to a grandmother of 6

All Are Family Outreach is trying to help a local grandmother acquire a set of donated winter tires, which she is in desperate need of as winter conditions arrive early. (Pixabay photo)
Ride sharing company Uride is planning to launch in Vernon in November 2022. (Uride/Facebook)

Ride sharing company expecting to launch in Vernon this month

Uride started recruiting drivers earlier this year

Ride sharing company Uride is planning to launch in Vernon in November 2022. (Uride/Facebook)
If you have to drive in poor conditions, select the safest route and give yourself extra time to get to your destination.

Winter will come – prepare yourself for winter driving

Even the most experienced drivers in regions of B.C. that routinely see…

  • Oct 31, 2022
If you have to drive in poor conditions, select the safest route and give yourself extra time to get to your destination.
A driver caught going 73km per hour over the posted speed limit in a cone zone has his vehicle impounded for seven days. The driver was caught while Kelowna RCMP and BCAA were out conducting the Slow Down, Move Over Campaign on Highway 97 North by Ellison Lake to educate drivers on the rules when roadside workers are present on Oct. 18, 2022 (Brittany Webster - Capital News)

126 warnings issued in 1 hour during Kelowna RCMP cone zone safety stops

Kelowna RCMP and BCAA estimate stopping one vehicle every 45 seconds

  • Oct 18, 2022
A driver caught going 73km per hour over the posted speed limit in a cone zone has his vehicle impounded for seven days. The driver was caught while Kelowna RCMP and BCAA were out conducting the Slow Down, Move Over Campaign on Highway 97 North by Ellison Lake to educate drivers on the rules when roadside workers are present on Oct. 18, 2022 (Brittany Webster - Capital News)
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