UPDATE:
Manitoba’s police watchdog said it has concluded its investigation into a serious crash in 2017 involving a truck being followed by RCMP.
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said the crash was the responsibility of the driver of the truck and the officer involved won’t be charged.
It also said there was evidence to support that the Mountie was trying to get close enough to the truck to read its licence plate one minute before the crash.
EARLIER:
Manitoba’s police watchdog is looking into an incident in Selkirk where two people were hurt in a crash following a police pursuit.
The Independent Investigation Unit learned that on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at around 8:15 p.m., a Selkirk-based RCMP officer attempted to stop a pick-up truck near the Manitoba Avenue-Main Street intersection, but the driver did not stop. The truck then went through a red light at the intersection and collided with another vehicle.
Two occupants of the second vehicle were taken to hospital and treated for their injuries.
The three people in the truck were all taken into custody.
The IIU investigates all serious incidents involving on or off-duty police officers in the province.
