A 25-year-old Kelowna woman got more than she ordered after being arrested in the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant in the early hours of Saturday morning for impaired driving.
At 2:40 a.m., a Kelowna RCMP cruiser saw a black 2011 Ford F150 driving dangerously along Clement Avenue near Clifton Road.
The officer witnessed the vehicle narrowly miss three parked cars along Clement Avenue and attempted to pull the person over. Police say the driver was oblivious to the police lights and sirens and failed to stop.
Multiple police vehicles were called in to apprehend the suspect, who eventually pulled into the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant on Harvey Avenue, across from Orchard Park Mall.
“Samples of the driver’s breath were taken, analyzed and determined to be almost three times the legal limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood," said Const. Jesse O'Donaghey of the Kelowna RCMP, in a statement.
The driver was taken into custody without incident. The woman faces charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle, impaired operation of a motor vehicle over 0.08 and driving while prohibited.
"Kelowna RCMP is asking that if you plan on drinking this Christmas holiday season, please do not drive," said O'Donaghey.