Shortly after 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 26, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a hit-and-run involving a Castlegar woman, 30, driving her vehicle in the 600 block of Kipling Street, in Warfield.
The woman was allegedly driving her vehicle at a high rate of speed while cornering when she crashed into a parked vehicle.
The woman drove away from the scene immediately after the crash, according to police.
The officer received additional reports that the woman was allegedly driving dangerously and erratically in the Warfield area before and after the crash.
While at the scene, the officer observed the woman in her vehicle, with extensive front end damage, driving on the road toward him and his marked police vehicle.
The officer used his marked police vehicle to block the road and detain the woman and her vehicle roadside.
The officer arrested the woman for dangerous driving.
According to police, she denied this accusation to the officer then attempted to flee the scene on foot.
After a brief struggle, the officer handcuffed and secured the woman in the rear of his police vehicle.
The officer made observations that led him to suspect her ability to drive was impaired by alcohol.
A demand was read to the woman, who refused to provide a sample of breath roadside.
She was issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and her vehicle is impounded for up to 30 days.
The matter remains under investigation.
“Trail RCMP would like to speak to anyone who witnessed this incident and anyone who witnessed this vehicle driving around the Warfield area,” advises Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.
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