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Impaired Driving Caught at RCMP Check Stop

Columbia Valley RCMP conducted an impaired driving check stop Sunday evening with the assistance of RCMP East Kootenay Traffic Services.

Setting up the check stop at Athalmer Road and Lakeview Drive in Invermere, Columbia Valley RCMP said they checked about 75 vehicles in a two-hour time frame.

As a result of the check stop, RCMP issued one 90-day immediate roadside driving prohibition and another 3-day immediate roadside driving prohibition.

RCMP said they also handed out several warnings to drivers that had a variety of vehicle deficiencies.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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