Kamloops woman arrested after allegedly driving impaired and into oncoming traffic

A Kamloops woman was handed driving prohibitions, had her vehicle impounded and handed several tickets after being caught driving impaired early Sunday morning.

Officers were patrolling near Fortune Drive and Chestnut Avenue shortly before 8 am on Mar. 23 when they noticed a white SUV allegedly speeding.

A traffic stop was attempted but the woman reportedly drove into oncoming traffic before hitting a curb that sent her back into her lane. Her vehicle came to a rest near Holly Avenue.

The woman was handed a 90-day driving ban, had her vehicle impounded for 30 days and was given violation tickets for excessive speeding, driving contrary to a licence restriction and failing to keep right of a single broken/solid line.

The women and two passengers were arrested for being intoxicated in public and taken to the cells to sober up safely, police said in a news release.

This was one of four highlights from this past weekend provided by the Kamloops RCMP’s media relations officer Cpl. Crystal Evelyn.

In another case, the RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating suspects who reportedly broke into a business on the 100-block of 4th Avenue. The suspects allegedly broke in through the roof shortly after midnight on Sunday, Mar. 23.

Police found cash had been stolen and a roof latch was unsecured. Anyone with information is asked to call the detachment at (250) 828-3000 and refer to file 2025-8239.

Another break in was reported in Heffley Creek on Saturday. At about 11:15 am, police attended a business on old Highway 5 and Todd Mountain Road where employees located people they believed to be stealing.

One of the items was located in the back of the suspect’s U-Haul and the other was found abandoned nearby. The stolen goods were returned and the suspects were released without process, the news release said.

A final highlight provided involved a man being found unconscious near Battle Street and 13th Street on Friday, Mar. 21 around 7 pm. Police determined the man was okay but he was breaching his Conditional Sentence Order. He was held for a bail hearing, police said.