An Abbotsford man is dead after a rollover collision on Vye Road near Sumas Way. Police got a call shortly before 3:00 a.m., arriving to find a man dead in the back seat of a flipped Chevy Malibu, with a man and a woman with minor injuries in the front seat. One woman was found outside the vehicle with serious injuries, and has been airlifted to … [Read more...]
Pilot error blamed in deadly Mission plane crash
September 11, 2012 by
The Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a fatal crash last year. The crash happened midair on February 9, 2011 in the Mission area. Four planes had taken off from Langley for a formation flight to Chilliwack, but two of the planes, both Cessnas, collided during a turn.One of the planes fell into a slough, two people … [Read more...]
Deadly stabbing in Richmond
August 14, 2012 by
Homicide investigators believe an early morning stabbing in Richmond was likely the result of a domestic dispute. A 38-year-old man is dead , and his 35-year-old wife in custody. Sergeant Jennifer Pound says the call came in at around 1230, and mounties soon found a dead man inside an apartment building in the 37-hundred block of Akroyd … [Read more...]
Jail time in deadly hit and run crash
August 2, 2012 by
A woman suspected of impaired driving in the hit and run death of a longtime native housing advocate in Vancouver has been sentenced to more than a year in jail. In September of 2008, Leanne Moorman killed Dennis Bird while he and his wife Madeline were in a crosswalk near the Commercial Drive Skytrain Station. The now-29-year old, who pleaded … [Read more...]
Deadly crash in Abbotsford
August 1, 2012 by
In Abbotsford, the intersection of Vye and Riverside roads is expected to be blocked until this afternoon as police investigate a deadly crash. About 6:40 this morning, a semi truck hit a pedestrian, and the victim died at the scene. Police say the driver stopped and is cooperating. Alcohol was not a factor. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Man pleads guilty in deadly highway crash
July 30, 2012 by
It was supposed to be the start of his trial. But instead, the driver of a car that plowed into the back of a minivan stopped in the HOV lane stopped on Highway One four years ago, has pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. The crash in November of 2008 left nine year old Andrew Moeller and his six year old brother Matthew … [Read more...]
Deadly crash in Surrey
July 22, 2012 by
A motorcyclist has died after slamming into a car in Surrey. It happened just before 1:00 a.m. The biker was heading east on 88 Ave when he hit the rear of the westbound car as it was turning left onto 150 St. RCMP are investigating speed -- on the part of the biker -- as a possible factor in the crash. No name has been released. The woman at the … [Read more...]
Speed a factor in deadly ATV crash on Sunshine Coast
July 14, 2012 by
A 22-year-old woman is dead after a crash between an all-terrain vehicle and SUV in Sechelt. Police say two women were riding the ATV on a forest road yesterday afternoon when it was hit by the SUV. The ATV’s passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, while its driver suffered minor injuries. Police say speed is believed … [Read more...]
Deadly helicopter crash in Yukon
July 11, 2012 by
One person's dead after a helicopter crash in the Yukon. The Joint Rescue Coordintation Centre in Victoria says the Robinson R-44 went down late yesterday afteroon while on a bear surveying mission outside Whitehorse. One of the two survivors used his cellphone to call for help. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Mentally ill man not criminally responsible in deadly attack
July 6, 2012 by
A 28-year old man who killed his father and seriously injured his mother while in a pyschotic state last year has been found not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Jordan Ramsay, who has been suffering from schizophrenia since he was a teenager, attacked his parents while they were sleeping in North Vancouver home on November 5th. He … [Read more...]
