The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has finished an investigation into a crash that left a man injured in Telkwa.
At 9:45 the morning of October 26th, police received a report of an erratic driver travelling west on Highway 16 near Hungry Hill which was sent to all officers in the area.
According to the IIO, members of the BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) driving in the area observed a matching vehicle to the description and attempted to do a traffic stop.
The agency added the vehicle stopped near Walcott Road and drove away when officers approached before following the vehicle, providing updates as it went towards Telkwa.
Just after 10am, a 9-1-1 call reported a truck had went down an embankment near the village with COS officers administering first aid to the male driver before police and paramedics arrived.
The IIO said the driver was safely removed from the vehicle without serious injuries and taken to the hospital.
The chief civilian director has reviewed the evidence collected by IIO investigators, including medical records, statements from the affected person and witnesses, GPS data from the conservation officers, and police reports, and determined the man’s injuries resulting from the collision do not meet the threshold for serious harm, as defined by the Police Act.
The director added no connection was made between the collision and conservation officers’ actions.
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