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By Victor Kaisar

Impaired Driver

RCMP say open beer can found after single vehicle rollover near Lillooet

Jan 5, 2025 | 7:15 AM

LILLOOET B.C. — Police in Lillooet say the driver of a vehicle that rolled over on Highway 12 earlier this week was arrested for impaired driving.

RCMP say officers who responded to the single-vehicle crash around 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, found an open beer can in the cup holder of the vehicle’s centre console.

“The driver declined medical attention and was spoken to,” the RCMP said in a news release Saturday (Jan. 4). “He emitted an odour of alcohol, he was arrested for impaired operation of a conveyance.”

Mounties say the unidentified driver subsequently failed two breathalyzer tests as he had alcohol above the legal limit in his system, though they did not specify how much.

“He was immediately prohibited from driving for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded [for 30 days],” the RCMP added. “The matter was referred to ICBC.”

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