January 17, 2014 - 12:53 PM
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - An Alberta agency that investigates the actions of police in serious matters has ruled that officers did not cause the death of two people in a car crash following a high-speed chase.
Clif Purvis with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says there is evidence a woman was taken against her will from a home in Medicine Hat in November.
City police followed a suspect vehicle and, as the chase continued outside the community, RCMP got involved.
Purvis says the vehicle was travelling up to 177 km/h before it turned onto a secondary highway, then suddenly veered into the path of a semi truck.
Branden Anderson, who was 27, and his passenger Crystal Trotchie, who was 33, were killed.
The truck driver received minor injuries.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2014