Kamloops Mounties have arrested the suspected driver of a car that crashed into a Brocklehurst apartment building early Sunday morning.
Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk said the suspect was arrested without incident later Sunday and is in custody, pending a court appearance on Monday.
Police are recommending the the 26-year old-Kamloops man be charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failing to remain at the scene of an accident and breaching a conditional sentence order under the Criminal Code of Canada. Police are also recommending charges under the BC Motor Vehicle Act.
Police say public information helped in the investigation.
CMP Staff Sgt. Edward Preto said a BMW sedan was travelling westbound on Tranquille Road at 5:35 a.m. Sunday when it lost control in the 1600-block, near Holt Street. The car left the road and struck a three-storey apartment building on the north side of Tranquille, with the driver running from the scene.
The impact caused extensive damage to the ground-floor apartment unit, Preto said, noting two kids in a bedroom of the unit suffered minor injuries from flying debris. They were taken to Royal Inland Hospital for precautionary examinations.
Preto said a structural engineer has been called in to assess the structural integrity of the building.
Neighbours gathered outside the scene on Sunday morning to watch police continue their investigation, with one neighbour saying the driver ran across Tranquille Road and through backyards, fleeing southward. Another neighbour said this was the third time in recent memory that a vehicle had lost control in the area and struck a building.
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