Public Safety and Solicitor General
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident in Penticton on Jan. 16, 2016.
He was William Fowler, aged 88, of Penticton.
Mr. Fowler was the driver and sole occupant of a car that was involved in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Eckhardt Avenue and Winnipeg Street in Penticton at about 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 16, 2016.
Mr. Fowler was immediately taken by ambulance to hospital in Penticton, but he succumbed there to complications from his injuries on the evening of Jan. 18.
The BC Coroners Service and RCMP Traffic Services continue to investigate this death.
Mr. Fowler’s family has been notified of his death. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service requests that the media respect their privacy during this difficult time.
