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UPDATE: Man charged with impaired driving after crashing into Lake Country home

37-year-old caused ‘extensive damage’
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(Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

UPDATE: 11:55a.m.

Kelowna RCMP confirmed with Capital News that the driver involved in the crash was arrested for impaired operation and dangerous driving.

The 37-year-old driver of the BMW caused ‘extensive damage’ to the Lake Country property, fence and yard, according to RCMP Media Relations Officer Tammy Lobb.

“Thankfully no one was injured during this incident,” said Lobb.

ORIGINAL:

A car crashed through the side of a Lake Country house on Thursday evening.

Around 10p.m., a car went through a fenced yard into a house on Taiji Court. FortisBC attended to the scene.

There was also at least two fire engines and one police vehicle.

Injuries are unknown at the time.

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Jake Courtepatte

About the Author: Jake Courtepatte

Editor of Kelowna Capital News & West K News since February 2022. I have spent the majority of my career working in the Toronto area as both a sports reporter and a general reporter.
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