Four people, including two paramedics, received minor injuries in a head-on collision involving a B.C. Ambulance and Chevrolet Malibu March 10.
According to Cpl. Jay Bayda, Osoyoos RCMP responded to a report of an accident at about 7 p.m. on Highway 97 near 128th Avenue.
Police say the ambulance was southbound on the highway when the driver of the northbound Malibu failed to negotiate a curve due to speed, crossed the centre line and collided with the ambulance.
He added the ambulance was traveling routine and there were no patients on board. The driver of the car and a passenger were also taken to hospital in Oliver along with the paramedics. All were later released.
Bayda said the 21-year-old driver of the Malibu from Osoyoos did not have a driver’s licence and was charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without due care and not having a driver’s licence. Both vehicles sustained considerable damage.
Theft and damages
Penticton RCMP is investigating the apparent theft of several thousand dollars worth of dairy products from a Government Street warehouse.
According to Cpl. Ted Manchulenko some time during the evening of March 13 or the early morning of the 14th someone gained access to the Newstead business at 1860 Government St. through an adjacent building. The goods were taken from the refrigerated units inside and a parked vehicle outside the structure. A laptop computer was also reported missing.
Video surveillance footage is being used by RCMP as part of the investigation.
Police also reported during the past week there was vandalism to both Holy Cross and Wiltse Elementary schools.
Windows were broken at both schools and some cars at Holy Cross were scratched.