The Sicamous RCMP collared two motorists for prohibited and impaired driving.
On the afternoon of Nov. 9 the RCMP stopped a pickup truck on the Cunningham Frontage road in Malakwa to check for sobriety and the status of the man’s driver’s license. the officer confirmed that the driver a 47-year-old Malakwa man was prohibited from driving. The driver was issued a Dec. 18 court date and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
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On Nov. 11 at 5:30 p.m. the RCMP stopped a van on Main Street in Sicamous for a sobriety check. The officer who stopped the van immediately noticed signs of impairment in the driver. The 51-year-old Salmon Arm resident who was behind the wheel was arrested for drunk driving and taken to the Sicamous RCMP detachment where he failed two breath tests. He was issued a court date of January 15 as well as a driving prohibition and a seven-day impound of his vehicle.
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