Valemount RCMP Report: February 2025
By Cpl. Nicholas Theoret
On February 1st, while making routine patrols in the Village of Valemount an officer with the Valemount RCMP observed a vehicle leaving the parking lot of a local establishment at a high rate of speed. The vehicle proceeded to drive down 5th Ave. at 72 km per hour and failed to stop at the controlled intersection of 5th Ave and Cedar St.
A traffic stop was conducted with the vehicle and the driver was found to be under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was done which confirmed that the driver was operating the vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. The driver was then issued an immediate roadside prohibition and their vehicle was impounded for a period of 30 days.
On February 10th, while making routine patrols, an officer with the Valemount RCMP conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle at the intersection of 5th Ave. and Dogwood St. after the driver of the vehicle failed to stop at the controlled intersection.
The officer suspected that the driver may be under the influence of alcohol and a roadside screening test was conducted. The test resulted in a reading of “Warn” which indicates that while the driver’s level of impairment did not reach the threshold for a criminal charge under the Criminal Code, the level of impairment was too high to operate a motor vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Act of British Columbia.
As a result the driver was issued a 3 day driving prohibition and 3 day vehicle impoundment.
On February 23rd, the Valemount RCMP responded to a report of a collision on Karas Rd. between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. On arrival it was determined that the pedestrian was struck while crossing Karas Rd. from the Petro Canada parking lot while returning to his vehicle which was parked on the other side of the street.
The driver of the vehicle admitted to being distracted by a group of people on 6th Ave and did not see the pedestrian crossing the road. The pedestrian was transported to the Valemount Medical Clinic with non-life threatening injuries and the driver of the vehicle was issued with a violation ticket for driving without due care and attention.
