On October 26th, 2011 at 10:00AM, Oliver/Osoyoos RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle motorcycle MVI located at 348th avenue and 91st Street, in Oliver. Witnesses at the scene advised that a black 2006 Kawasaki Street Bike was traveling northbound on 91st Street when the rear tire locked up and the bike laid down, sliding approximately 18 meters before coming to rest at the street corner.  The forty-seven year old Peachland male who was operating the vehicle was transported to South Okanagan General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was later transported to Penticton Regional Hospital for further evaluation and observation overnight.  The male was wearing full riding gear including a helmet at the time of the incident which most likely prevented further injury. The operator was quite shaken and could not recall anything immediately prior to the incident.  No charges were laid.  The matter is still under investigation.

 

On October 27th, 2011 at 3:37PM, Oliver/Osoyoos RCMP received a report of a tractor-trailer collision on Highway 97, at Vaseux Lake, near Oliver, BC.  Upon attendance, officers located a 2006 Freightliner Semi with Trailer off road right, snagged on the cement barricades at the second curve.  The trailer load, consisting of bagged peat moss, had been expelled into the lake.  Witnesses indicated that the semi was traveling south bound on Hwy 97, and failed to navigate the tight corner at the lake and the trailer tipped over, causing the semi to roll as well.  The 65 year old Grand Forks male who was operating the vehicle, was examined at scene by EHS and released with non-life-threatening injuries.  He was shaken but, otherwise appeared uninjured.  All of the bagged peat moss was eventually collected from the lake by a local contractor under the supervision of Environment Canada and, leaking diesel fuel from the semi was dealt with by the fire department.  The vehicle was towed from scene and is believed to be a partial write-off. Traffic was down to one lane for approximately 4 hours. The driver was issued a violation Ticket for “Speed Relative to Conditions.”

Anyone with any information in regards to any Crime or Suspicious Activity in their area are encouraged to contact the Oliver/Osoyoos RCMP at 495-7236 or South Okanagan Crimestoppers at 222-TIPS.

Thanks to Cpl. Mike Field for this report