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September 30, 2011 Peachland, BC Volume 07 | Number 39
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by Dave Preston At first glance it may have looked like there were multiple accidents on Drought Hill late Monday night but the four cop cars, ambulance and fire truck were all dealing with one driver who may have had too much to drink. Emergency personnel were called to Drought Hill shortly after 11 p.m. to the scene of a single vehicle accident. Police were already on the way, having been tipped off about a suspected drunk driver. By the time firefighters arrived, a number of police cars and an ambulance were on scene. The ambulance and two police cars were positioned at the bottom of Drought Hill, near the Ministry of Transportation readerboard sign. Firefighters were sent up the hill, where a pickup truck had crashed into a rock wall just before the first sharp curve. According to RCMP, a white crew cab pickup truck was southbound on Hwy. 97 when it went into the ditch and slammed into the rock wall. The truck was severely damaged and came to rest on the highway, its front end pointed at the rock wall. No injuries were reported at the scene, because there were no pickup truck occupants in the vicinity. It turns out the pickup's driver decided to vamoose and ran down Drought Hill, away from his truck, according to witnesses. A couple were driving on Hwy. 97 in West Kelowna Monday night when they came upon a white pickup truck being driven erratically. They said the truck was all over the road, being driven southbound on the highway and at one point nearly struck a median. The witnesses called 911 and RCMP responded, but not before the driver crashed the truck on Drought Hill.
The driver was able to get out of the truck and then started running down Drought Hill, away from the accident scene, according to the witnesses. Near the bottom of the hill, the man decided to crawl up the hillside on the west side of the highway into some brush. A police dog quickly found the man
and he was escorted down to a waiting ambulance. The dog was taken back up the hillside later, where he found a set of keys stuffed under a rock. Cnst. Steve Holmes said Tuesday that the driver is being investigated for suspected impaired driving. The extent of his injuries is not known.
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The driver of a white pickup truck escaped with only minor injuries Monday night after his truck hit a rock wall on Drought Hill.
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Ashlee Hyatt
The accused murderer of a 16-year-old West Kelowna girl will face a preliminary hearing starting Monday. Ashlee Hyatt was murdered at a house party on San Clemente Avenue in Peachland on June 2, 2010. Her death shocked the community and classmates at Mount Boucherie Senior Secondary School. Adding to the shock was that her accused murderer was also a 16-year-old female. The accused, who cannot be named, faces a preliminary hearing at the Kelowna Courthouse. A courtroom has been set aside for the hearing from 9:30 am
to 4:30 pm, from October 3 to 7. A further two days, October 12 and 13, have been set aside, should they be required. “We are one step closer to justice for Ashlee after these hearings,” said Ashlee’s mother Charrie. Peachland has become the focal point for remembering Hyatt. In January, a memorial bench was placed near the yacht club, on Centennial Way. It has since become a regular gathering place for family and friends. On the one year anniversary of Hyatt’s death, supporters gathered at Swim Bay to remember. Fireworks were set off in honour of Hyatt.
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