RCMP: Mountie who died in Winnipeg crash was father of three and hockey volunteer
Posted December 14, 2019 2:14 pm.
Last Updated December 15, 2019 10:28 am.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s top RCMP officer says a Mountie who died in a crash on Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway was “the proud father of three teenage girls” who was just days shy of 13 years of service with the force.
Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy told a news conference that Const. Allan Poapst, who served with the Court Liason Unit, was returning to the office late Friday afternoon when a pickup truck heading the other way crossed the median.
Today is difficult day for #rcmpmb as we mourn the on-duty death of one of our own – Cst. Allan Poapst, died in a motor vehicle collision yesterday. A proud father of three teenage girls, Cst, Poapst was five days away from serving 13 years with the RCMP. https://t.co/zA9QarA77H pic.twitter.com/XQt3waT0P1
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) December 14, 2019
It collided with Poapst’s RCMP vehicle and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two people who were in the pickup were taken to hospital, and MacLatchy had no word on their conditions.
She says the investigation into the crash is ongoing, but notes driving conditions at the time were “atrocious.”
MacLatchy says Poapst was an avid football and hockey fan, volunteered with the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy for youth, and was a player and key organizer in many police and fire hockey tournaments.
We have received a tremendous amount of messages of support and condolences for our fallen officer. Your kind words matter, and will be passed along to his family and all of our employees. Thank you. #rcmpmb
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) December 14, 2019
