The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is now investigating a motor vehicle incident that occurred on October 26 in Telkwa.<\/p>\n
Information provided by the BC Conservation Officer Service states that shortly before 10 a.m., COS members observed a pickup truck matching the description of a vehicle that had been reported to the RCMP as being driven erratically.<\/p>\n
The burgundy-coloured Dodge pickup truck was travelling westbound on Highway 16.<\/p>\n
The COS officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Highway 16 near Walcott Rd. between Houston and Telkwa, but the man driving the pickup drove away after stopping.<\/p>\n
A brief time later, COS officers located the pickup truck at the bottom of an embankment off Highway 16 in Telkwa, with the man who had been driving still inside.<\/p>\n
The IIO said the attempted traffic stop prior to the injury incident is the impetus for its investigation.<\/p>\n
The highway was temporarily shut down while emergency crews worked at the scene.<\/p>\n
Smithers RCMP, ambulance and Telkwa Fire attended, with the fire crews assisting in safely removing the driver from the vehicle.<\/p>\n
There were no passengers in the vehicle.<\/p>\n
The driver sustained significant injuries and was transported to hospital.<\/p>\n
The IIO said it was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred.<\/p>\n
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the initial traffic stop or saw the pickup immediately prior to it leaving the road, to contact the IIO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Highway 16 closed for a short time on Oct. 26 as emergency crews extracted the injured man<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":158933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n