Quick Facts:
◾The top three contributing factors to motor vehicle fatalities are impairment due to alcohol/ drugs, speed, and distracted driving.

The Southern Interior region accounts for the highest number of fatal crashes in B.C., with a five-year average of 111 fatalities per year.
◾The average age of road crash victims is increasing in B.C. The proportion of fatal victims aged 46 to 75 increased from 31 per cent in 2002 to 38 per cent in 2011.
◾The proportion of younger fatal victims aged 16 to 45 years old decreased from 54 per cent in 2002 to 44 per cent in 2011.

Publisher’s Note:
With no exact statistic as to locations – my instinct says the highest number is centered in high density and high traffic movement areas – Kelowna, Westside, Coquihalla Highway etc. Nothing in the article states Highway 97 – Osoyoos to Okanagan Falls etc.