Investigation
RCMP Pursuit Leads to Serious Collision
Date Published: 2015-06-12
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Bible Hill
Summary
At approximately 3:35p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at the intersection of the Pictou and Salmon River Roads in Colchester County, a member of the RCMP – Bible Hill (Officer 1) attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a 2004Chevrolet Buick Century (the Target Vehicle). Officer 1observed that the driver, the Affected Person (AP) was not wearing a seat belt. The Target Vehicle sped away and eventually collided with a large Mack garbage truck. AP was very seriously injured. As a result, in accordance with the provisions of the Police Act, the RCMP contacted SiRT at 4:50p.m. SiRT commenced its investigation at that time, sending two investigators to the scene. As the injuries were believed to be life threatening, the Director also attended the scene. The investigation was completed on April 20, 2015. The completion awaited receipt of a comprehensive collision reconstruction report. During the investigation SiRT investigators interviewed six civilian witnesses, which included th…