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A Kamloops bylaw officer was given a traffic ticket after he hit a pedestrian in a City vehicle.

The bylaw officer, now called a community service officer, was driving along Valleyview Drive on March 18, when he veered a Kia Niro across the bike lane and onto the sidewalk, sideswiping a pedestrian and taking down a bus stop sign in his path, according to a City report.

Nicholas Sarai, the bylaw officer behind the wheel and son of councillor Bill Sarai, received a ticket for driving without due care on the same day.

It was a cloudy day, with dry conditions, when he struck the pedestrian around 3:30 p.m.

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When iNFOnews.ca asked the about the incident in July, the City of Kamloops refused to provide information unless it received a formal Freedom of Information request. The information was just delivered this month. Much of the report is redacted and the extent of injuries the pedestrian sustained are unclear, but Kamloops Fire Rescue, RCMP and paramedics all arrived at the scene near 2795 Valleyview Road. 

Some details from the report are redacted due to personal information, and the Kamloops RCMP file number is redacted because it could "harm a law enforcement matter," according to freedom of information legislation.

However, one page is redacted due to solicitor client privilege, which could have offered more details into the extent of the pedestrian's injuries.

Along with a report to Kamloops RCMP, the collision was also reported to ICBC. The City-owned car took damage to its driver-side quarter panel, mirror and front wheel. There's no indication the officer faced any sort of discipline.

Community service officers reported three other incidents with City vehicles this year.

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One included a "smashed" top-mounted light on a Ford pickup.

The driver underestimated the vehicle's height and hit the lights while driving in the Lansdowne Street parkade in February.

Another included a rear-end incident where a community service officer was cut off by another driver on Lansdowne Street.

The other driver claimed "100% at fault," according to the July 6 report.

The last, and likely most minor, was when a community service officer backed into a post at Pioneer Park in June, damaging the rear bumper of a City vehicle.

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