GoFundMe launched for Burnaby family of five following Brunette Avenue crash The Savic family s northbound Kia Sorento was stopped at an intersection, when a driver in a Dodge Charger took the Brunette off-ramp at high speed, struck a traffic island and hit the Savic family s car, causing it to flip onto its roof.
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Publishing date: Jan 12, 2021 • January 12, 2021 • 2 minute read • A community is rallying around the Savic family (left to right: mother Dragana, father Aleksandar, daughters Lana and Nikolina, son Vuc), after their vehicle was struck and flipped onto its roof in a devastating crash on Coquitlam s Brunette Avenue off-ramp last month. Photo by FACEBOOK / ALEKSANDAR SAVIC /PNG
VANCOUVER B.C. s police watchdog is investigating a Coquitlam collision that sent four people to hospital Sunday. The crash happened on the Highway 1 exit at Brunette Avenue at about 9 a.m. The Independent Investigations Office says it s looking into the incident because an officer was conducting radar speed detection on the highway at the time. Ron MacDonald, civilian director of the IIO, said the officer with the RCMP Port Mann Traffic Unit observed a female driver in a grey Dodge Charger allegedly speeding, prompting him to attempt a traffic stop. “The vehicle sped away and took the Brunette exit from the TransCanada Highway and collided with another vehicle at that intersection,” MacDonald said.
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Police watchdog investigates crash in Coquitlam, B.C., that left 2 in critical condition
The IIO is investigating to determine what role, if any, police may have had following a serious crash along the Coquitlam-New Westminster border that sent two people to hospital with critical injuries Sunday morning.
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Posted: Dec 27, 2020 12:14 PM PT | Last Updated: December 28, 2020
Six people have been taken to hospital following a serious crash on the Brunette Avenue overpass at Highway 1 near the Coquitlam-New Westminster border on Sunday morning.(Shane MacKichan)
B.C. s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says it will try to determine whether action by police contributed to a serious crash on the Brunette Avenue off ramp of Highway 1 in Coquitlam that left two people in critical condition Sunday morning.
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British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a crash in Coquitlam that sent six people to the hospital.
The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC says that the incident occurred on Sunday, December 27, at approximately 9 am. A police officer was conducting a speed radar check on Highway 1 eastbound towards Government Street.
“They observed a grey Dodge Charger allegedly speeding and attempted to conduct a traffic stop,” IIO BC says in a statement. “The vehicle did not stop and exited the highway at Brunette Avenue, where it collided with another vehicle.”
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