A flurry of collisions as winter weather began to impose its grip over the weekend has prompted the RCMP to urge drivers to use additional caution.
"Drivers need to be extra cautious when travelling on area roads," RCMP said.
"Temperature fluctuations can cause sudden changes in road conditions. Please drive with caution and ensure your vehicle is equipped with winter rated tires."
Although mostly small collisions with no injuries, there were a handful of significant incidents:
- A man has been prohibited from driving for 90 days after his SUV collided with two other vehicles at the corner of Highway 97 and 10th Avenue late Friday afternoon.
Police said he was driving while impaired by alcohol at the time of the collision, which occurred at about 4:30 p.m. His vehicle was also impounded for 30 days.
Also on Friday night, RCMP checks led to two other drivers receiving a 24-hour suspension for driving while impaired, one by alcohol, the other by drugs, and a new driver receiving a 12-hour suspension for getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol.
- A pedestrian may have suffered a broken jaw when struck by a car while crossing Upland Street on Friday at about 5 p.m.
"The pedestrian was wearing all black clothing on a dark and snowing night," RCMP said.
- A driver escaped injury after rolling her SUV while going around a bend on Foothills Boulevard on Saturday at about 7:30 p.m.
"Road conditions were a factor, speed was not," RCMP said.
- A driver suffered a minor injury when he rolled his pickup truck on Highway 97 near the Willow Cale Forest Service Road on Sunday at about 9 p.m.
- Police were called to a multiple-vehicle collision on Damms Road near Highway 97 on Monday at about 7:40 a.m.
One person was injured when attempting to get out of vehicle and slippery road conditions believed to be a factor, RCMP said.
