Police looking for witnesses

Police are still looking for witnesses after a traffic-control flagger was hit Monday morning.

Mounties responded to a report of a hit-and-run collision in a construction zone in the 1100 block of Westside Road around 10:30 a.m.

The driver has come forward to police and is co-operating with the investigation, Const. Lesley Smith said Thursday.

The traffic-control person was stopping northbound traffic at the time.

The driver of the lead vehicle, a white Ford pickup truck, allegedly verbally threatened the traffic control person, wanting to go through the traffic stop.

He then proceeded through the stop, knocking the sign out of the flagger’s hand, injuring her wrist, police said.

“West Kelowna RCMP would like to hear from any witnesses who observed this incident, and in particular would like to review any video footage that was recorded on a dashboard camera,” said Smith.

“Independent witnesses are crucial for any traffic-related investigation, as their information can assist in determining what exactly occurred at the scene.”