Investigation
RCMP Pursuit Ending in Vehicle Flip
Date Published: 2013-04-25
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Cole Harbour
Summary
On Saturday December 8, 2012, at 4:08am SiRT was contacted by the RCMP and informed of a police pursuit ending in Cherry Brook earlier that morning. The pursuit ended with the pursued vehicle flipping, and the driver suffering a broken jaw. At approximately 2:45am, Officers 1and 2, both RCMP – Cole Harbour members, were conducting a traffic check point on Main Street in Westphal near the intersection with Riley Road. Amotor vehicle, driven by the Affected Person (AP), appr oached the checkpoint. The motor vehicle was noted to be in poor mechanical condition and driving very slowly. Officer 2, a female member, directed the vehicle to pull over to the side of the road. The car pulled briefly to the side of the road in front of another stopped vehicle, then drove off, turning onto Riley Road. Officer 1, a male member, was alerted to this by Officer 2. He was closer to his vehicle and began pursuing AP. Officer 2eventually followed as well in a separate vehicle. Riley Road runs betw…