Date Published: 2016-03-22

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: RCMP Digby

At approximately 4:30a.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2015, during the 11th Annual Wharf Rat (motorcycle) Rally held in Digby, police received a complaint from security staff about an impaired motorcycle driver near Sydney and Water Streets. Two RCMP officers, Officer 1and Officer 2, responded in one vehicle. They found the motorcycle and attempted a traffic stop. However, the driver, the Affected Person, (AP) quickly sped away on 1st Avenue, and crashed a short distance later. He suffered fractures to his leg, wrist, arm, and cheek bone, as well as significant nerve damage in his shoulder. As a result of the injuries the RCMP contacted SiRT early that morning to report the matter. A SiRT investigator travelled to Digby that morning and commenced the investigation, which was concluded on January 8, 2016. During the investigation statements were taken from five civilian witnesses, and reports were received from two witness police officers. In addition, a civilian video of the outse…

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