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Impaired driving causing death charges laid against B.C. woman after fatal crash

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Aug, 2025 10:45 AM

A 30-year-old woman from Oliver, B.C., faces three charges a year after a fatal crash on Highway 97.

Police say Vanessa Lameiras was arrested on July 31, one year after the crash that claimed the life of a 39-year-old man in the South Okanagan.

The BC Highway Patrol says in a statement that Lameiras faces charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and two counts of impaired driving causing death for allegations she was impaired by both alcohol and methamphetamines at the time of the crash.

Police say the charges come after a nine-month investigation by officers.

The crash happened on the morning of July 31, 2024, when a Ford Explorer collided with a Toyota Echo on the highway, killing the driver in the Toyota.

BC Highway Patrol says the accused first appeared in court last week, and online court records say she's expected to appear again Aug. 20.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — RCMP

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