An erratic driver caused a serious single vehicle collision yesterday in the North Okanagan.
Just after 11 a.m., the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP responded to a single vehicle roll over collision in the 6000 block of Highway 6 in Coldstream.
Witnesses report the driver of a grey Pontiac Sunfire was allegedly driving at high rates of speed, weaving in and out of oncoming traffic when the vehicle lost control, causing it to flip numerous times before coming to a rest on its roof.
The driver and single occupant was extracted from the vehicle by the Coldstream Fire Department and transported to the nearest hospital by Emergency Health Services with non-life threatening injuries.
Once on scene, officers identified the male driver, who is currently on a driving suspension in Ontario and does not hold a valid British Columbia driver’s license.
“The driver of this vehicle, and other motorists on the road at the time, are very fortunate no one was seriously injured during this incident,” says Cst. Kelly Brett of the Vernon North Okaganan RCMP. “Reckless driving such as this, with little to no regard to other pedestrians or motorists is what causes fatalities on our roadways.”
The driver, a 50-year-old man from Windsor, Ont., is known to police and is facing charges under the Motor Vehicle act for driving without due care and attention, speed relative to conditions, and no driver’s license.
