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By Dylana Kneeshaw

VEHICLE INCIDENT

Kamloops RCMP identify distracted driver who fled Tranquille Road collision scene

Jan 10, 2021 | 8:19 AM

KAMLOOPS — Police in Kamloops say they’ve caught up with a man who walked away from a two vehicle collision on the city’s north shore yesterday (Jan. 9).

In a release, RCMP Staff Sgt. Mat Van Laer says around 12:05 p.m Saturday, police responded to a rear-ending collision along Tranquille Road and Yew Street.

Both vehicles had been driving north on Tranquille, when the first vehicle attempted to make a left turn on Yew Street. The vehicle behind kept driving and rear-ended the other car. The collision pushed the first vehicle into the intersection, while the second carried on ahead until it stopped over a wooden planter box.

The driver of the vehicle that caused the collision was seen walking away from the scene before emergency responders arrived.

The woman driving the vehicle that was rear-ended and her passenger appeared to have suffered minor injuries and both were taken the a medical facility as a precaution.

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Later that day, Mounties were able to identify the man involved in the hit-and-run after an investigation into the activities of the suspect vehicle leading up to the collision. He was not injured in the incident, and Van Laer says he will be facing some motor vehicle charges.

“We are thankful that nobody was seriously hurt in this incident. We have no reasons to suspect that alcohol played any part in this collision this time around, it appears that distraction was the main factor” states Van Laer, “In this case, we suspect that an improperly secured pet inside the vehicle may have been the distracting factor.”

He adds that no further details available at this time.