US EditionB.C. watchdog refers RCMP officer for possible charges over fatal 2024 crash
The Independent Investigations Office found reasonable grounds to believe an RCMP officer committed driving offences during a pursuit of a stolen vehicle that caused a fatal crash.
- On November 25, 2024, police tried to stop a stolen Ford pickup south of Nakusp, B.C., but it crashed into a ditch killing the driver.
- The Independent Investigations Office began investigating the officer-involved incident shortly after it occurred last fall.
- The driver died at the scene, a female passenger was arrested, hospitalized, and later released, and the highway closure lasted 12 hours.
- Chief Civilian Director Jessica Berglund found reasonable grounds to believe the officer committed driving offences and referred the case to prosecutors.
- The BC Prosecution Service must decide on charges based on likelihood of conviction and public interest before proceeding.
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B.C. watchdog refers RCMP officer for possible charges over fatal 2024 crash
NAKUSP — British Columbia's police watchdog is asking the provincial prosecution service to consider charging an RCMP officer after a crash that killed a man in the West Kootenay region last year.
B.C. watchdog refers RCMP officer for possible charges over fatal 2024 crash – Energeticcity.ca
NAKUSP — British Columbia’s police watchdog is asking the provincial prosecution service to consider charging an RCMP officer after a crash that killed a man in the West Kootenay region last year. A statement from the Independent Investigations Office says chief civilian director Jessica Berglund determined reasonable grounds exist to believe the officer may have committed driving offences. The office says on Nov. 25, police spotted a green 2003…
IIO Refers Report to Crown Counsel for Consideration of Charges Regarding November 2024 Fatal Motor Vehicle Incident Near Nakusp (2024-274) | Independent Investigations Office of BC, IIO, IIOBC
INFORMATION BULLETIN Independent Investigations Office For Immediate Release Surrey, B.C. – The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC has referred a matter to the BC Prosecution Service for consideration of charges (IIO 2024-274). Shortly after 3 p.m., on November 25, 2024, police located a green 2003 Ford F350 pickup truck that had been reported stolen, […] The post IIO Refers Report to Crown Counsel for Consideration of Charges Regardi…
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