‘Motorcyclist’s unfortunate decision’ not the fault of Vancouver police: watchdog
Mar 12, 2025 | 11:41 AM
SURREY, B.C. — B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared Vancouver officers in relation to the death of a motorcyclist that occurred shortly after a chase had stopped.
The Independent Investigations Office says police tried to conduct a traffic stop on Nov. 6 last year because a motorcycle didn’t have a license plate.
The officers called off the subsequent chase, but the investigations office says a short time later the motorcycle hit a parked car and the rider was pronounced dead at the scene.
The office says the chief civilian director has reviewed the evidence, including video footage from a nearby home and data from the police vehicle that confirm police were no longer trying to stop the motorcyclist at the time of the crash.
