N.B. RCMP officer won’t be charged after ATV driver injured in collision with police car

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The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) says an RCMP officer will not face charges connected to a head-on collision in New Brunswick last summer.

The collision occurred between a marked police vehicle and an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Highway 105 outside of Perth-Andover on July 3, 2024.

SiRT says the ATV driver was seen running a stop sign, driving on the highway at a high speed and passing cars on a solid line.

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An RCMP officer tried to pull the driver over, which resulted in a “low-speed head-on collision.”

The man driving the ATV was taken to hospital with a fractured foot.

The officer was not injured.

SiRT is responsible for investigating all serious incidents involving police in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

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