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October 21, 2011 Peachland, BC Volume 07 | Number 42
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A police officer surveys the damage Monday morning after a white Saturn (photo background) slammed into a green Buick Regency on Drought Hill.
by Dave Preston Just in time for the morning traffic rush, a two-car collision on Drought Hill closed Hwy. 97 for several hours Monday. The accident, which happened at about 7:30 a.m., shut the highway down at the intersection with Drought Road. Traffic immediately began to back up in both directions, into Peachland and West Kelowna, as emergency crews responded to the scene. The female driver of a dark green Buick Regency had to be extricated from her badly mangled car by Peachland Fire and Rescue Service. She and the male driver of a white Saturn were taken to Kelowna General Hospital with undetermined injuries. The drivers were the only occupants in the vehicles. According to RCMP on scene, the Buick was traveling up Drought Hill in the fast lane and it was hit by the southbound Saturn, which crossed the center line. RCMP later reported that another vehicle may have been involved in the accident. "The driver (of the Saturn) alleges that a northbound truck crossed the center line," said Sgt. Ann Morrison. "The driver took evasive action and veered toward the shoulder of the road." Morrison said it appears the driver of the Saturn lost control of his
vehicle and it swerved across the southbound lane of the highway and slammed into the Buick nearly head on. At the time of the accident, a car was parked on the shoulder of the northbound lane of Hwy. 97, just downhill from the accident scene. The View received an unconfirmed report that the northbound truck may have swerved to miss the parked car, which may have begun the sequence of events that led to the accident. Damage to both vehicles was extensive. The front end of the Saturn was smashed and the Buick's front end and driver's side was greatly damaged. Firefighters had to remove both of the Buick's driver's side doors to get to the driver. Traffic was completely stopped on Drought Hill for about two hours. Trepanier Road became very busy with traffic as many drivers used its connection to Hwy. 97C as a detour around the accident scene. RCMP reported the Buick's female driver is 38-years-old and from Keremeos. The Saturn's driver is a 47-year-old male from Kamloops. An investigation into the incident continues and RCMP is asking anyone who witnessed it to call West Kelowna RCMP at 250-7682880.
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