Investigation
High-Speed Police Chase Ends in Crash
Date Published: 2017-04-10
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Summary
Shortly before 3:30a.m., on November 27, 2016, two members of the Halifax Regional Police (HRP), Officer 1 and Officer 2, each in their own vehicle, were stopped on Dunbrack St. near Washmill Lake Dr. conducting traffic checks. Two vehicles passed them, heading south toward Hwy. 102. They appeared to be racing each other. Officer 1and 2attempted to pull the vehicles over. One, a black pickup truck, stopped right away. The other, a white Honda Civic, the Target Vehicle, sped off. Officer 1pursued the Target Vehicle. Ashort time later the Target Vehicle, with three occupants, crashed into a light pole n ear Osborne Drive. The rear seat passenger, the Affected Person (AP), suffered a broken collar bone. As a result, HRP contacted SiRT at 5:33a.m. At that time SiRT assumed responsibility for the investigation into the pursuit and crash. That investigation was completed on March 8, 2017. During the investigation, SiRT received information from two civilian witnesses, and received repo…