Truck Crashes into House and Pool; Driver Dies

A dramatic crash claimed a life overnight Saturday in Kelowna, and investigators of both the RCMP and BC Coroners Service work together in an effort to determine what factors led to the fatal collision.

On October 13, 2018 just before 1 am, emergency crews rushed to the scene of a serious single vehicle collision in the 800 block of Cadder Avenue in Kelowna. Preliminary findings suggest that the white GMC Sierra pickup truck involved had been westbound on Cadder Avenue, before it left the roadway and entered into the front yard of a residence.

“The pickup truck smashed through a wooden fence, collided with the corner of the residential home and struck a shed on the property before coming to final rest, nose first, in a back yard swimming pool,” states Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey of the Kelowna RCMP. The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, was ejected from the pickup truck and a short time later pulled from the pool by bystanders who rushed in to help.

“Despite the best efforts of bystanders and emergency responders the driver, who police believe to be a 20-year-old man from northern BC, was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Cpl. O’Donaghey adds. “No one associated to the residence reportedly sustained any injuries.”