A motorcyclist was sent to hospital Tuesday night (July 25) with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries after colliding with a Port Moody police vehicle.
Now, B.C.'s police watchdog has been called in to see if local officers' actions led to the injuries — directly or indirectly.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) confirmed to the Tri-City News that PMPD notified the organization of the incident and have since created a file.
According to PMPD spokesperson Const. Sam Zacharias, a front-line officer attempted to pull over a motorcycle around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The motorist allegedly fled the traffic stop, but crashed into a PMPD cruiser at the intersection of Glenayre and Valour drives shortly after.
Zacharias said the motorcyclist was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries.
No other details are being released as the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with more information of video footage of the collision is encouraged to call the IIO's toll-free witness line at 1-855-446-8477 or go online to www.iiobc.ca.
