Charges may be laid against VPD officers following June crash
Posted April 26, 2019 10:11 am.
Last Updated April 26, 2019 10:15 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A crash between two Vancouver police cruisers last June may result in charges against the officers who were driving at the time of the incident.
BC’s police watchdog has finished its investigation into the collision and is forwarding a report to B.C. Prosecution Service for consideration of charges.
At about 8:30 p.m. on June 29, 2018, the police cruisers were on their way to an emergency — with sirens and lights on — when they crashed at Smithe and Howe Streets.
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Two pedestrians and three officers were taken to the hospital.
The Independent Investigations Office is brought in for cases where people die or are seriously hurt during a police incident.
