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By James Peters

Highway Crash

Man in crash near Lac la Hache was intoxicated — not a shooting target: RCMP

Feb 1, 2021 | 1:44 PM

LAC LA HACHE, B.C. — RCMP say it appears a man involved in a crash near Lac La Hache Sunday (Jan. 31) may have been drinking, but was not the victim of a shooting.

Emergency responders were called to the scene at about 10:52 p.m. Sunday, on Highway 97 near Lovett Road. A Pontiac Sunfire crashed into a semi truck while driving in the wrong lane of the road.

Investigators arrived to find the heavily damaged car with its airbags deployed – but no one inside or ejected nearby.

Not long after, police received a phonecall from a nearby homeowner, stating a 33-year-old man showed up and startled the homeowner. The man had blood on his face and claimed to have been in a crash after he was shot at. When the homeowner called police, the man fled.

An RCMP service dog was called in from Williams Lake and helped flush the man out.

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Police say the man had a minor injury to his forehead and was intoxicated. There was no evidence supporting his story of being targeted by a shooter.

After a 1.5-hour closure, the highway was reopened.