Weekly Media Release - Trail and Greater District RCMP - 2025-07-07

Trail and Greater District

2025-07-08 10:57 PDT

Fruitvale car crash leads to impaired driving investigation

File # 2025-2790

On Saturday, July 5th, 2025, at 10:53 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a single motor vehicle incident on Green Road, in Fruitvale, BC.

The vehicle had left the roadway and crashed into the ditch. A 41-year-old Fruitvale man was allegedly driving at the time of the crash was injured and left the scene.

The officer attended the scene. The officer investigated and located the man at his residence a short distance from the scene. The officer observed that the man’s ability to operate a motor vehicle may have been impaired by alcohol. A demand was read to the man who provide a sample of his breath which resulted in a fail.

The 41-year-old Fruitvale man was issued a 90-Day Immediate Driving Prohibition under Section 215 of the BC Motor Vehicle Act. His vehicle was impounded for up to 30 days.

Trail car crash leads to prohibited driving investigation

File # 2025-2793

On Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 3:53 a.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of a single motor vehicle incident in the 8000 block of Highway 22A, in Trail, BC.

A vehicle had crashed into a tree. A 27-year-old Fruitvale was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash was reportedly uninjured.

The officer attended the scene and located the man. The officer discovered that the man was prohibited from driving a motor vehicle contrary to Section 93 of the BC Motor Vehicle Act. The officer arrested and release the man at the scene.

The 27-year-old Trail man will make his first appearance on September 18, 2025, in Provincial Court, in Rossland, BC, in relation to this incident.

The officer will forward a report recommending a criminal charge to Crown Counsel.
2025 Q2 Trail and Greater District RCMP Statistics (compared to 2024 Q2)

• 22 assaults (down from 19)
• 3 sexual offences (down from 14)
• 4 theft of vehicles (down from 11)
• 0 robberies (down from 1)
• 12 break and enters (up from 10)
• 4 theft from motor vehicle (down from 19)
• 2 drug investigations (down from 3)
• 24 motor vehicle collisions (down from 41)
• 1 motor vehicle fatality (up from 0)
• 18 impaired driving incidents (down from 26)
• 127 BC Motor Vehicle Act violations (down from 137)
• 6 domestic violence incidents (down from 8)
• 119 mental health related incidents (up from 90)
• 121 check wellbeing incidents (up from 100)
• 175 suspicious person/vehicle/occurrence incidents (down from 186)
• 98 unspecified assistance incidents (down from 104)
• Total of 54 person and violence related criminal code files (down from 55)
• Total of 144 property related criminal code files (down from 190)
• Total of 297 criminal code related files (down from 359)
• Total of 1364 calls for service (down from 1424)

"Overall, our statistics were down but within expectations. Trail RCMP remains committed to keeping our communities safe for everyone", says Sgt. Wicentowich.

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Email: james.grandy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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