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February 4, 2011 Peachland, BC
Volume 07 | Number 05
Kelowna-Westside
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Bad week for crashes along lake stretch of highway Sheldon Boyd of Serpent Aquatics of Westbank keeps a close eye on the tow lines used to remove a red Ford Ranger that plunged into the lake in Peachland last Friday. Boyd was called in by the local towing company to dive down to the fully submerged truck and assist in its hookup and removal. Photo Cindy Fortin
By Cindy Fortin It was not a good week for drivers travelling south on Highway 97 between Princeton Avenue and Antlers Beach. In two separate traffic accidents three vehicles got close-up-and-personal with Lake Okanagan. The first was more of a wild plunge into the icy waters. Last Friday, a 23 year-old Kelowna driver went airborne in his red Ford Ranger pickup into Okanagan Lake where it sunk nearly out of sight 30 feet from shore. According to Constable
Steve Holmes, media relations officer with the Kelowna detachment, the accident occurred at approximately 1:10 pm when the driver suddenly veered across the highway near Renfrew Road and into the lake. “A witness who saw the incident said the driver was able to get out of the vehicle and swim to shore,” reported Holmes. The man was taken to Kelowna General Hospital for non-serious injuries to his wrist and nose. Police are investigating as to whether this may have been
an intentional act. Then just before noon on Tuesday, February 1, Peachland Fire and Rescue was called out again when a car was t-boned on the rear driver’s side by a Chevy pickup travelling south on Highway 97. The car, a Chevy Equinox, was making a left hand turn onto Highway 97 from a residential driveway, near Hawkes Road, about 1 km south of the light at Princeton. There was serious damage to both vehicles, which ended up on the rocky shores of the lake several metres from each other.
According to Peachland resident Richard D. Gordon, who observed the scene, “The drivers were checked out by paramedics but did not appear to sustain serious injuries, although the truck driver was taken to hospital.” Peachland Fire and Rescue Service had to balance on icy rocks while using the jaws of life to disconnect vehicle power and reduce the risk of fire. Mario's and Del Oro Towing had their skills tested extricating the vehicles off the large rocks. That accident is still under investigation.
A blue Chevy Equinox rests sharply tipped down on the shore of Okanagan Lake after being T-boned by a pickup truck on Tues., February 1. More photos on page 3. Photo Cindy Fortin
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