A guilty verdict has come down in the case of a driver who fatally injured an elderly man waiting for a bus in Surrey more than three years ago. Gurjit Singh Dhillon was charged with one count of dangerous driving causing death. His black Corvette struck Pritam Singh benning in September of 2009. The 83-year old died five days later in … [Read more...]
Driver flees after hitting Pedestrian in Burnaby
November 5, 2012 by
A pedestrian suffered a broken leg and ribs after being hit by a car in Burnaby Sunday evening. RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve Crawford says the driver took off. "We certainly ask the driver now they've had a chance to catch their breath to contact the Burnaby RCMP so we can get this matter dealt with." Crawford is asking anyone with information to call … [Read more...]
Search on for hit and run driver
October 2, 2012 by
The search continues for a hit and run driver who nearly killed a man in Surrey Saturday night. The RCMP have displayed evidence collected from the scene where 49 year old Jagdev Toor was run down behind a Sikh temple near 86th Avenue and 130th Street. The victim remains in critical condition with a broken jaw and several other fractures. His … [Read more...]
Bus driver pepper-sprayed in New Westminster
September 17, 2012 by
A scary incident for a bus driver on Sunday night. New Westminster Police say they were called about 9:45 about the driver having allegedly been pepper sprayed by some passengers. The bus was on 8th Avenue between McBride Boulevard and Coleborne Street. Staff Sgt. Neil Collins says five people had gotten on the bus at an earlier … [Read more...]
Truck driver accused of killing girlfriend
July 16, 2012 by
A California truck driver accused of murdering his former girlfriend more than a decade ago will spend the next three days hearing testimony at a preliminary court inquiry in Vancouver. Ninderjit Singh Soos has been in custody since he was arrested last summer and quickly extradited to Canada. Police had been looking for him since January of … [Read more...]
Hit-and-run driver files an appeal
July 4, 2012 by
A Langley man who committed a fatal hit and run in 2008 has filed an appeal with B.C.’s highest court. In May, Brent Parent was sentenced to five and a half years in prison and banned from driving for 12 years after he's released from custody. The 43-year-old was convicted of criminal negligence causing the death of 21-year old Silas O'Brien … [Read more...]
Driver Sentenced
June 12, 2012 by
An elderly woman's been fined 15-hundred-dollars and banned from driving for three years for plowing into cab drivers sitting at a picnic table at Victoria International Airport last year. Ramesh Sharma - a father of three - was killed. Six other taxi drivers were injured. 83-year-old Shirley Zerbin gave up driving after the accident. CKNW … [Read more...]
Driver involved in deadly crash to plead guilty to lesser charge
May 28, 2012 by
The driver of a flatbed truck that killed a toddler in Vancouver nearly three years ago will plead guilty to a lesser charge next week. William Mah was initially charged with dangerous driving causing death. When he returns to Provincial court June 8th, he's going to plead guilty to driving without due care and attention, involving the August 2009 … [Read more...]
Bus Driver Hiring Freeze
May 27, 2012 by
The Coast Mountain Bus Company has put the brakes on hiring bus drivers. For the last couple of years there's been a big push by Coast Mountain to recruit and hire more bus drivers because of service expansion and attrition. Coast Mountain's Derek Zabel says that's ended now with the Mayor's Council turning down the supplemental Translink … [Read more...]
RCMP seek hit and run driver
May 16, 2012 by
The mounties in Surrey are looking for the driver of a red sports car involved in a hit and run last night on 150th Street near 105th Avenue. Around 9:30, a 24-year old man was run down while trying to cross the street. RCMP Corporal Drew Grainger says he suffered a pretty bad leg injury. "He's since stabilized and is expected to make a full … [Read more...]
