BONNYVILLE – A distracted driver recently led to a two-vehicle collision in the Bonnyville region.
On Dec. 2, Bonnyville RCMP members were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 660 and Rge Rd. 480.
“A vehicle was traveling west on Hwy. 660,” detailed Bonnyville RCMP Sgt. Kim Hillier. “As the vehicle was preparing to turn south, it came to a stop to yield to oncoming traffic when a second vehicle rear-ended the vehicle preparing to turn.”
The driver of the second was issued a violation ticket for driving without due care and attention, which is a penalty fine of $567.
License suspension
A report of a swerving vehicle notified the local RCMP of someone who may have been driving under the influence on Dec. 1.
The member located the suspect vehicle and completed a traffic stop, where the driver displayed signs of having consumed alcohol and failed a roadside screening test.
“In line with Bill C-21, the driver was issued an immediate 90-day license suspension and a 30-day vehicle seizure,” Hillier noted. “The driver was released on the scene to the registered owner of the vehicle.”
Faulty lights and drugs
While on patrol on Dec. 3, a local officer observed a truck traveling westbound on Hwy. 28 near Township Rd. 612A.
After noticing a burnt-out headline on the driver’s side and that the passenger’s light was flickering, the member completed a traffic stop and found the driver was wanted on a warrant from Cold Lake.
A search led to police locating a total of 53 grams of suspected methamphetamine, three grams of suspected fentanyl, and other drug paraphernalia.
RCMP recover stolen ATVs
An investigation led members to three stolen ATVs on a property in Kehewin.
Brett Gadwa, 31, from Kehewin is charged with three counts of possession of property obtained by crime. A judicial hearing was held and Gadwa was remanded into custody.
Thief injured
When a complainant reported his vehicle had been broken into overnight while it was parked by Duclos School, he also noted the thief may have been injured, as he saw blood on the vehicle console, and reported a knife that didn't belong to the complainant was left in the vehicle.
Cash and other items were stolen. The investigation is ongoing.
Truck stolen from rural property
Bonnyville RCMP received a report of a truck stolen from a rural property near Siebert Lake on Dec. 1.
“The truck was a green/teal coloured Ford F-250 has been added to the Canadian Police Information Centre (CIPC) as stolen and remains outstanding,” Hillier said.
