Trail and Greater District RCMP officers have been kept busy with a number of driving-related offences over the past week.
Vehicle with defects impounded, driver fined
On Sunday, November 3, at 1am a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer was patrolling in a marked police vehicle when he observed a vehicle prohibited from operating on the road due to defects being driven on Bay Avenue, in downtown Trail. The officer detained the vehicle roadside.
The officer spoke to the 54-year-old Trail man driving the vehicle and who was aware of the defects but had not fixed them. The officer issued a Notice and Order which resulted in the vehicle being removed immediately from the road. The driver became irate and thoroughly verbally berated the officer during the incident.
The officer issued the 54-year-old Trail man a $598 fine for Fail to Comply with Order contrary to Section 25.30(4) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act and Regulations, $109 fine for Tinted Windows contrary to Section 7.05(8) of the BC MVAR, $230 fine for Improper Display of Plate contrary to Section 3.02 of the BC MVAR, $81 fine for Unauthorized Lamps contrary to Section 4.02(1) BC MVAR, and $109 fine for Fail to Change Address contrary to Section 31(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act.
Trail woman detained for impaired driving, licence suspended, vehicle impounded
On Sunday, November 3, at 1:46pm a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a 33-year-old Trail woman was inside her vehicle which was on top of a cement barricade near the intersection of Glover Road and McAnally Street, in Trail, BC.
The officer attended the scene and located the woman. She appeared to be uninjured at the time of the incident. The woman claimed to be eating fries and distracted by the ringing of her phone at the time of driving when she crashed into the barricade.
The officer believed the woman’s ability to operate a motor vehicle may be impaired by alcohol. A demand was read to the woman who provided a sample of breath roadside that resulted in a fail.
The 33-year-old Trail woman was issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) under Section 215 of the BC Motor Vehicle Act. Her vehicle was impounded for up to 30 days.
Unlicensed driver issued prohibition, vehicle impounded
On Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 9:58pm. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer was patrolling in a marked police vehicle when he observed a vehicle with a broken taillight cover and an insecure load driving on Pine Avenue, in downtown Trail, BC.
The officer observed the vehicle park outside a business in the 700 block of Victoria Street. The driver and passenger exited the vehicle and returned a short time later.
The officer used a police computer to confirm that the 58-year-old Salmo man driving the vehicle was an unlicensed driver in BC. The pair spotted the officer and his vehicle and appeared to become nervous. They sat in the parked vehicle for nearly an hour until a third person arrived on scene to drive it away from the parking lot. The officer detained three people and vehicle roadside once they left the parking lot.
The officer issued the 58-year-old Salmo man a driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for up to 7 days.
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