(JENNIFER STAHN / iNFOnews.ca)
January 17, 2022 - 11:18 AM
B.C.'s police watchdog has decided a Revelstoke RCMP officer was not at fault after a snowmobiler riding without a helmet was seriously injured in a collision.
A snowmobiler riding without a helmet was involved in a collision on Woodenhead Loop. He sustained serious injuries, Dec. 13, according to the Independent Investigations Office, B.C.'s police watchdog.
Shortly before the collision, a police officer saw the snowmobile on Highway 1 eastbound near Victoria Street, and the IIO commenced an investigation to determine what role, if any, the officer may have played in the collision.
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Video evidence from the officer’s police vehicle confirmed the RCMP officer turned around to travel in the direction the snowmobile was last seen but did not attempt to stop or pursue. Shortly afterwards, the video shows the officer coming upon the snowmobile, without its rider, which had collided with a parked semi-truck, according to the IIO in a press release.
The man riding the snowmobile had walked a short distance from the scene and was found by officers a few minutes later. An ambulance transported the man to a local hospital.
The chief civilian director of the IIO reviewed the evidence, including video and medical records, and determined the actions of the officer were appropriate and did not cause the man’s injuries. The investigation is now concluded, according to the IIO.
The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of the police in B.C. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
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