By Ashley Legassic

BC police watchdog investigating car crash in Kamloops

Jan 22, 2019 | 1:51 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Independent Investigations Office of BC is asking for any witnesses to an officer-involved crash in Kamloops last month.

In a news release, the IIO says the crash occurred at roughly 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 8, at Westsyde Road and Grasslands Boulevard, between an unmarked cruiser and a civilian vehicle.

Chief Civilian Director for the IIO, Ron MacDonald, says there was serious injury sustained during the incident.

“This incident is in relation to RCMP conducting a traffic stop of a vehicle, and there was a collision that occurred between an unmarked police vehicle and that civilian vehicle,” MacDonald says. “It’s serious harm, serious injury that occurred, because of the nature of the investigation I don’t want to disclose exactly what that injury is at this moment. But it was not life threatening.”

No other details have been released on the crash itself, but the IIO is asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them at 1 (855) 446-8477.

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“Given the nature of the incident we really are interested in hearing from witnesses if they recall that incident occurring, there would have been more than one police vehicle in the area so it would be something people would have noticed.”

The IIO investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there’s any allegation of wrongdoing.