A 39-year-old Richmond driver is facing impaired driving charges after being involved in a two-car crash on Highway 91 on Sunday morning.
The car being driven by the man, who has yet to be charged so cannot be named, was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle around 1 a.m. near the Highway 99 off-ramp.
Sgt. Lorne Lecker, of the RCMP’s Deas Island Traffic Services — which patrols the highway — said it was a “complicated investigation, but it’s going very quickly.
“The driver did attempt to flee the scene and, as a result, a 39-year-old local man has been arrested.”
Several charges, said Lecker, related to impaired driving and leaving the scene of an accident are pending.
“We are very close to those charges being finalized,” he added.
Lecker said one of the victims in the other car sustained a broken leg, while four others escaped with minor injuries.
“Members of the public who witnessed the accident have been extremely helpful with the investigation,” he said.
According to CBC, a passenger in one of the vehicles ended up getting trapped inside and had to be rescued by fire crews.
The crash shut down Highway 91 in both directions for several hours overnight.
