A serious crash on Salt Spring Island this past weekend has prompted and investigation by the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIOBC).
On Saturday, April 2nd at around 3:30 p.m., officers from Salt Spring Island RCMP were called to a serious single-vehicle collision in the 200-block of Stewart Road.
RCMP said all occupants inside the vehicle were injured, however, the driver fled the area on foot prior to officers arriving.
A short time later, the driver was located injured in the 400-block of Cusheon Lake Road.
When officers attempted to take the man into custody, he allegedly resisted.
Paramedics treated the man on scene and was subsequently transported to hospital by police. He was later transferred to a larger area hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
As a result of the injuries, BC RCMP notified IIO, who will now be investigating the matter an effort to determine whether the injuries sustained were because of police actions or inaction, or the collision.
It is a standard process for the IIO to be called in when someone is hurt or killed during or shortly after an encounter with police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the IIO Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.
