A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform as she makes a phone call after responding to an unknown incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Vancouver police are investigating a crash that has claimed the life of one man near Jericho Beach Sunday.
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October 11, 2021 - 8:00 PM
Vancouver police are investigating a crash that has claimed the life of a man near Jericho Beach.
Police say officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls of a man driving erratically Sunday night.
They say the driver hit a tree, and after several unsuccessful attempts by Vancouver firefighters and paramedics to revive him, he died at the scene.
Constable Tania Visintin says speed was a factor in the crash, but police are still investigating to determine if there were any other factors.
She says police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them.
This is Vancouver’s 14th motor vehicle fatality of 2021.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2021.
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