Roger Knox - Vernon Morning Star Published: July 21, 2009 7:00 PM
Employees at Rogers Video in the Fruit Union Plaza were trying to go about their business Tuesday morning. They were trying hard not to notice the large, gaping hole in the back of the building, created as the result of a truck driving into the wall in the early hours Tuesday. Vernon RCMP were conducting a traffic stop in the 3100 block of 25th Avenue at around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday when the vehicle sped away. “The driver of the truck failed to make the turn at the end of the alley, and drove through the back wall of Rogers Video,” said Vernon RCMP spokesman Gord Molendyk. The driver and a passenger in the truck fled on foot. The driver was captured a short time later, while the passenger was tracked down by using the driver’s cell phone. The truck, which had been reported earlier in the week from Kelowna, had a trailer carrying a bobcat which had also been reported stolen out of Vernon on Monday. The incident caused a delay in the video store’s opening for business on Tuesday.“We can’t open until the hole is patched up,” said Shawn, a store employee who did not wish to give his last name. “We’re pretending there’s not a hole there, we’re just continuing on with our day.” It was unclear how much damage was caused to the store.
The driver of the truck and his passenger are both from Prince George. The driver, 19, is currently under a conditional sentence order out of Prince George. He is facing charges of obstruction, breaching conditions, failure to stop, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle/evading police, dangerous driving without due care and possession of stolen property. The passenger, 20, is expected to be charged with possession of stolen property.Both men were slated to appear in Vernon Provincial Court Tuesday.
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