Winnipeg chief of police, Keith McCaskill took the stand at the Taman Inquiry Thursday.
McCaskill was an inspector with the Winnipeg Police Service in 2005.
He told the inquiry that he took a call from former East St. Paul police chief Harry Bakema the day Crystal Taman was killed.
That call lasted about four and a half minutes.
McCaskill says Bakema briefly filled him in on what happened, and did not mention anything about Zenk being intoxicated.
McCaskill also told the inquiry that two officers, who were at the party with Derek Harvey-Zenk the night before the crash, approached him wanting to tell him what happened at the party.
He said they wanted him to know that it was not a "wild party," and that there were arrangements available for officers who were drinking to get alternative rides home.
He says he told the officers to tell the truth in the investigation.
McCaskill was a surprise witness to the inquiry. He was added after being named in testimony by former East St. Paul police chief Harry Bakema.
Bakema said he called McCaskill from the scene.
The lawyer for the Taman family had suggested the phone call was an attempt to cover up for Zenk -- an accusation Bakema has already denied.
The Taman Inquiry
Crytal Taman was killed when Derek Harvey-Zenk, an off-duty Winnipeg police officer, crashed into her car in February 2005.
Zenk refused to take a breathalyzer test after the crash. He was charged with impaired driving causing death, but the Crown dropped the charges, citing lack of evidence.
The province is holding an inquiry into the how the case was handled; to see if the Taman family received justice.
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CTV's Alana Pona is following this story. Visit CTVWinnipeg.ca for updates throughout the afternoon. See her full report tonight at Six.
