Seatbelt saves female driver from severe injury after falling asleep at the wheel
By Nelson Daily Staff
Falling asleep in a vehicle is not out of the ordinary.
However, when you’re the driver of a vehicle falling asleep can very dangerous.
A female driver lived to tell the story after dosing off on the Nelson arterial early Saturday morning and rolling a vehicle 15 meters down the embankment.
The accident occurred at 6:20 a.m. on Highway 3A’6 entering Nelson.
The vehicle left the highway down the bank onto the walking path before flipping and ending up on its roof.
Thankfully, the woman, wearing a seatbelt, was able to free herself and climb out of the vehicle, sustaining only minor injuries.
Liquor gets the better of middle-aged man
Saturday afternoon, Nelson Police received a call of an intoxicated man raising havoc at Lakeside Rotary Park.
The man began to cause a disturbance by talking and swearing out loud.
NPD officers located the man and attempted to escort the male out of the park.
However, the 51-year-old became verbally abusive toward the members who were showing great patience.
When the man began swearing near the children’s playground and would not stop, officers arrested the male.
The man spent time sobering up in NPD cells.
He was released with a charge of causing a disturbance with condition to not consume liquor and to stay out of Lakeside Park and is scheduled to appear in court in Nelson August 13.
Don’t leave Fido unattended in vehicles during the hot summer days
Nelson Police are advising the public of the high number of calls the station is receiving of animals left in vehicles.
During the hot summer, pet owner must take precautions against the danger of heat exhaustion and heatstroke for their pets. The temperature in a parked car, even in the shade with the windows partly open, can rapidly reach a level that will seriously harm or even kill your pet.
Some symptoms an animal might be in distress are: Exaggerated panting (or the sudden stopping of panting), anxious or staring expression, and tongue and lips red.
Officers suggest if the mercury rises, leave Fido at home and not in the vehicle.
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