Investigation

ATV & Motorcycle Collision During Police Check

File Number: 2017-019
Date Opened: 2017-06-12
Date Closed: 2017-08-28

Date Published: 2017-10-13

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: RCMP Yarmouth

Status: Concluded
Decision: No charges laid

Summary

On Monday, June 12, 2017, SiRT was contacted by the District Commander for the RCMP South West Nova District. He reported that on June 11, at approximately 1:30a.m., there had been an incident near West Pubnico which involved an crash between an ATV and a motorcycle. Two RCMP officers, Officer 1and Officer 2, were about to check on the vehicles when the crash occurred. The driver of the ATV, AP1, then a 31- year-old male, suffered a fractured skull in the crash and was in hospital in Yarmouth. The driver of the motorcycle, AP2, a 21 -year-old male, had been flown to Halifax to deal with possible internal bleeding. As a result of the seriousness of the injuries, SiRT assumed responsibility for the investigation into the crash on June 12. That investigation was completed on August 28, 2017. During the investigation, the following investigative steps were taken: – AP2provided a statement to SiRT. AP1indicated through his counsel that he did not wish to cooperate with the SiRT inves…

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