Officer cleared after striking pedestrians crossing TCH 'Black Hole' zone in North Cowichan

Officer cleared after striking pedestrians crossing TCH 'Black Hole' zone in North Cowichan

Jaywalking pedestrians suffered multiple broken bones and other internal injuries

IIO clears officer who struck pedestrians jaywalking across B.C. highway – Energeticcity.ca

DUNCAN — The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog has cleared an officer of any wrongdoing after their vehicle struck two people who were jaywalking across a B.C. highway earlier this year. The decision posted Friday says the crash happened around 5:50 a.m. on April 10 when the unnamed off-duty officer was driving to work in Duncan. It says the pedestrians sustained multiple broken bones and internal injuries, and were taken to hospital. T…

Lack of street lighting, jaywalking contributed to off-duty officer hitting pedestrians in North Cowichan: IIO

A police officer in North Cowichan has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) after hitting two pedestrians that were jaywalking in April. On April 10, around 5:50 a.m., an off-duty police officer was driving down the Trans-Canada Highway near University Way when they hit two pedestrians. The pedestrians were both brought to the hospital with serious injuries. One had multiple hematomas, an injury to hi…