IIO clears Kamloops Mountie in fatal Valleyview motorcycle crash
KAMLOOPS — B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared a Kamloops RCMP officer of wrongdoing for his part in the circumstances leading to a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Valleyview.
The incident happened on the evening of September 26, 2021, along the east Trans Canada Highway.
The Mountie was off duty but driving a police van home after an assignment when he was passed by a motorcycle. Witnesses estimated the motorcycle was travelling between 120 and 140 km/h in an area with a posted speed limit of 80 km/h.
The officer reported briefly activating emergency lights and continuing after the biker.