Global News: Driver behind fatal 2017 Coquihalla crash that killed UBCO student receives $1,500 fine
A man who crashed into a car on the Coquihalla Highway, causing the death of a 21-year-old university student, has been sentenced.
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Castanet Kelowna: Grieving father’s message
It has been one year since Hideki Mimura last visited Kelowna.
This is the second time he has travelled from Japan to give an emotional, but important message to the residents of British Columbia.
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Global News: Father of crash victim says B.C. isn’t doing enough to make roads safe
Melissa Mimura died on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt in April 2017, leaving her family in Japan in mourning.
Her father was back in Kelowna on Wednesday to join road safety advocates for the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims.
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Castanet Kelowna: Remembering the victims
A different kind of Remembrance Day for dead and injured, and the multitude of others impacted, is almost upon us.
The deaths and injuries can be brutal, and more Canadian lives have been taken than in both world wars combined.
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Castanet Kelowna: One crash is one too many
The father of a girl killed in a motor vehicle crash in Kelowna last year will make the trek from Japan for the annual National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Canada.
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