Investigation
HRP Traffic Stop Ends in Serious Injury
Date Published: 2017-05-19
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Summary
At approximately 4:05a.m., January 6, 2017, SiRT was contacted by Halifax Regional Police (HRP) and informed of a single vehicle crash that had occurred during an attempted traffic stop by an HRP officer, Officer 1. The crash took place at the corner of McCully and Agricola s treets in Halifax. Ashort time later it was confirmed that a passenger in the back seat of that car, the Affected Party (AP), had suffered a concussion, a broken wrist and fractures to both of her legs. As those injuries met the definition of serious injury, SiRT assumed responsibility for investigating the circumstances surrounding the attempted traffic stop. The investigation was completed on February 23, 2017. During the investigation, the primary SiRT investigator attended the scene early that morning, and subsequently took a statement from AP and male passenger who was in the front seat. SiRT also attempted to take a statement from the driver of the car. However, he was under investigation for criminal…