Oliver woman faces three impaired and dangerous driving charges for 2024 collision that killed a man

On July 31, 2025, exactly one year after a collision that killed a 39-year-old man in the South Okanagan, an Oliver woman has been arrested for the fatal crash.

On July 31, 2024, just before 8:00 a.m., a grey Toyota Echo and a white Ford Explorer collided on Highway #97 near Road 21 in Oliver, BC. The driver and lone occupant of the Toyota Echo was killed.

After nine months of investigation, BC Highway Patrol – Keremeos forwarded a report to the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) who approved the following charges against 30-year-old Vanessa Lameiras:

1. Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, section 320.13(3) of the Criminal Code;
2. Impaired operation of a conveyance causing death (combination of alcohol and drugs), section 320.14(3) of the Criminal Code;
3. Impaired operation of a conveyance causing death (blood concentration – Methamphetamines,) section 320.14(3) of the Criminal Code.

Lameiras was arrested on July 31, 2025, without incident, and first appeared in court on August 6, 2025.

Thorough investigations take time, and it’s important that the community is updated when they are complete, says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. We hope the court process brings some measure of closure to the family and friends of the victim.