VANCOUVER - The RCMP say they've had to release a 19-year-old Calgary man arrested after a fatal head-on crash on the highway between Vancouver and Whistler Saturday.But Sgt. Peter Thiessen says the investigation into whether the man was impaired by drugs is continuing, calling such investigations complex and challenging.He says once all the … [Read more...]
Drugs may be factor in fatal crash, police say
January 30, 2012 by
Drugs may have played a critical role in a collision that killed one man Saturday night. RCMP say that a vehicle being driven by a 19-year-old male from Calgary allegedly crossed the centre line on the Sea to Sky Highway and crashed into an oncoming limousine. The impact caused an explosion and the limousine was engulfed in flames. Police say … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Fatal crash along Highway 99
January 29, 2012 by
Some new details on last night's fiery collision on the Sea to Sky Highway near Whistler. RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen says the 19-year old driver of a pick-up truck that slammed into a limousine -- killing its driver -- may have been impaired by drugs, "We have a drug recognition expert involved in the investigation. That 19-year old male … [Read more...]
Fatal crash along Highway 99
January 29, 2012 by
One person is dead, and at least one other is hurt, after a fiery crash between a car and a pick-up truck along the sea-to-sky highway.RCMP sergeant Peter Thiessen says the accident happened near Function Junction, south of Whistler, just before 11:30pm Saturday. "Which resulted in a significant explosion, and one of the vehicles being engulfed in … [Read more...]
The sponsor of the event where Sarah Burke suffered fatal injuries is, finally, speaking.
January 20, 2012 by
The company that sponsored the event where freestyle skier Sarah Burke sustained her fatal injuries is finally responding to the incident. The day after Burke's death and many hours after being shredded in social media, Monster Energy on their website say they are deeply saddened by Burke's death The company also says they have offered … [Read more...]
Arrest in fatal hit-and-run
January 10, 2012 by
Ria Renouf says she is relieved to be getting some closure after the arrest of a man accused in the 2010 hit-and-run death of her aunt Virginia Itubay in Burnaby. Vincenzo Moscato Peragine, 29, of Coquitlam is charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death to escape criminal and civil liability. Mounties also displayed the black 1993 … [Read more...]
Langley Mounties cleared in fatal shooting
November 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - RCMP officers in the Vancouver suburb of Langley have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a young father.Members of the Vancouver Police Department were asked to review the Aug. 6, 2010, death of Jeffrey James Alvin Wright, a 22-year-old father of a baby girl.Police have said Wright was shot after he confronted … [Read more...]
Pilot in fatal plane crash leaves behind wife, young daughter
October 28, 2011 by
While officials investigate why a small plane crashed near YVR yesterday, coworkers at a northern airline are mourning the loss of one of their pilots. Luc Rortin died in hospital last night. Bill Hesse, general manager at Northern Thunderbird Air remembers Fortin as an experienced pilot who had flown around the world. The … [Read more...]
No smoke detectors in fatal house fire
October 25, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A man who survived a fatal house fire in Vancouver last year has testified he was unable to rescue the three victims because the smoke was too intense.Harry Kayes told a coroner's inquest he'd just returned home from a walk last Dec. 22 when he heard a popping sound before an explosion when the fire began.He says the house had no … [Read more...]
Inquest into fatal fire may sidestep issues
October 24, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - An inquest into a fatal fire at an illegal Vancouver rooming house begins today, but friends of the victims worry it may sidestep significant issues linked to the tragedy.Pastor Barry Morris says the inquest may not be allowed to examine the problem of finding safe, affordable housing in Vancouver.He says the lack of housing is a … [Read more...]
