Another victim dies in high-speed police chase... but wait till you hear the new Spin!

JUST A FEW DAYS after the above death, new video evidence shows  continued wholesale disregard for public safety [even for children] by RCMP!

Driving near a police vehicle may be dangerous to your health.

Here is a sample of crashes involving police vehicles the same week this report was aired:

June 4, 2004

We now know the name of a woman killed Tuesday morning when the truck she was riding in was t-boned by an SUV speeding from a robbery due to being chased by police.

Sixty-eight-year-old Antonietta Balducci of Abbotsford died at the scene. Her 74-year old husband Anton, and 40-year old son-in-law, Walter Solli, were taken to hospital.

Police claimed they "had just suspended the pursuit" prior to the fatal accident.

June 5, 2004

A Richmond RCMP officer has been released from hospital after he was thrown from his unmarked vehicle when it was hit from behind by a truck.

Corporal Dave Williams was writing up a traffic ticket on the Westminster Highway when he was hit and tossed several metres. 

According to witnesses, the police vehicle was not fully pulled to the curb and was hit by a large delivery vehicle.

Yet another police crash.... just before it was about to he halted. Yeah, sure...

Do you think a "peace officer" should endanger your life, and those you love, for

the sake of a few cartons of cigarettes?

(Note third to last paragraph)

White SUV at right has been involved in several serious accidents in the Victoria area.

Why do city police need SUV's, and why are they used in high speed chases through

busy streets?

So what is the huddle [above] for? "So guys, should we say we were 'just about to' call

off pursuit"?

Photo of taxi referred to in above newspaper article coincidently ends up pinned between

"Government" street sign and "Reckless" bike store sign.

Good thing the police don't race around in their over-sized paddy wagons.... that

would even be too crazy for "above the law peace officers" to do, right? Other side

up guys....

Here's a few lovely photos highlighting the driving skills of the Vancouver Police...

Remember folks, when following a vehicle, use the three second rule!

Above photo shows Victoria Police Crash Investigation SUV after crash..

Cop eating donut and pursuing suspect at high speed.

They even like running kids over with their vehicles.... 

... and we find yet another accident involving the Victoria Police and their 3 ton SUV toys.

Witnesses, who live near the VPD station, say they frequently drive them, and their new armoured paddy wagons, like stock cars, down busy downtown streets. How many will die before they comprehend the notion that, dangerous driving can not be legislated into something lawful or safe? That there is ONE LAW for everyone, and  possession of a royal mace or other idol does not enable legitimate granting of special privilege!!!

Collision sends two to hospital - Times Colonist December 31/06

A Victoria police SUV crashed into a vehicle carrying a mother and young child last night as it was responding to a call [allegedly] with its emergency lights and sirens activated.

The crash occurred around 6:10p.m. near Quadra Street and Princess Avenue, close to Central Park [where children are constantly present]. The police SUV was travelling northbound on Quadra street and attempted to pass a small car [despite travelling at high speeds].

The car tried to make a left turn, in front of the police vehicle when the collision occurred, said Const. Peter Lane. The SUV was travelling so fast it also took out a light pole.

The SUV was driven by one of the shift's two duty sergeants, although his name was not released. He was uninjured.

However, the mother and child, who names were also not release [by police], suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital, said Lane. The child is believed to be about 10 years old.

Traffic accident analysts [from the same department involved in the dangerous driving crash] were on scene last night. Quadra Street, between Caledonia and Queens avenues was closed for several hours.

[Note that the police also do not mention the nature of the alleged "emergency"]

 

Officer who drove drunk still a good cop: police department Last Updated: Thursday, November 2, 2006 | 3:40 PM PT CBC News A West Vancouver police officer who crashed her car last year while off duty and with a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit is still in line for promotion, says the department. Const. Lisa Alford ran into another car in Burnaby early in the morning on Nov. 26, 2005.  She pleaded guilty to driving with a blood-alcohol level of more than .08, and was sentenced to a one-year driving suspension. West Vancouver police spokesman Cpl. Fred Harding said Thursday that Alford is second in line for a promotion at the department because she's a good officer, despite the conviction. "This one incident, we all know — and she knows more than anybody — it fell well below the standard that is expected. It fell well below the standard that she would like to present to anybody. "But in every other aspect of her policing career and personal life, she performs exemplarily." [So other than knowingly breaking the law, being a serious threat to society and the public peace, she's just what the police are looking for?] Harding says Alford is currently working at a desk job, on a system that shares information between police forces. Drinking happened at police station West Vancouver police Chief Scott Armstrong said Alford had been drinking with colleagues after work at the West Vancouver police station before her accident.   He said such drinking sessions happened occasionally on police premises, and were sanctioned by the force. He said he had even attended some of the parties himself. After Alford's conviction, he put an end to the events, he said. MADD not happy The national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving says she's disappointed a police officer would get behind the wheel after drinking. However, Karen Dunham is restrained in her criticism of the officer's behaviour. "Of course it's disappointing for us. We work hard to get the message out there that if you're going to consume alcohol, you don't get behind the wheel." Dunham said any punishment on the job is an issue to be dealt by police department. Armstrong said Alford did face a disciplinary hearing and was disciplined, but isn't saying what her punishment was. She was put up for promotion after the incident, and the chief said she will get a promotion when a position becomes available.  Charges Dismissed Against Calgary Cop Apr, 02 2007 - 11:50 AM   CALGARY/AM770CHQR - Charges against a Calgary police officer have been dismissed. Constable Douglas Ford was charged after an incident in September of 2004 in which a vehicle allegedly went off the road, and the driver got into a fight with a passerby. Ford was charged with one count of assault and one count of impaired driving nearly a month later. The charges were dismissed Monday in Calgary Provincial Court, after the Crown said witnesses were not subpoenaed in time. [How does a vehicle "allegedly" go off the road? Can't the police even determine that fact? Talk about covering up for old friends.] Crown playing dirty tricks to help drinking and driving police get off hook.

Vancouver officer in crash two years ago charged with excessive speeding!!!

[We see, yet again, that the VPD lies to protect its so-called "peace officers", and in fact does so vigorously (they insisted the car was NOT speeding), without evidence or thought for the public safety; rather their sole concern is protection of their officers, and NOT the general public who they claim to serve.]

But a report submitted by police investigators to Crown counsel resulted in a charge against Const. Charlene Vilkas of excessive speeding under the conditions.

A court date has been set for late March.

[You folks in Vancouver should be keeping a special eye on this one. It is a well publicised fact that both the "fraternal order of police" and those who "sit on the benches of our commonwealth" are high ranking members of the secret cult of Freemasonry. These individuals will go to any lengths to protect their members, save for when they feel it is necessary to sacrifice one of their own for the sake of severe negative public opinion.]

Cheung has also filed a civil suit against Vilkas, the Vancouver Police Department and the City of Vancouver, which is still many months away from making it to court.

-- With reporting by Bryan Grahn, Global News

http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/news/story.html?id=71c8b4b6-f11c-4ab4-9f09-ed2e8fef8183 

Click this link to see how a witness testified that a Victoria Police Officer DELIBERATELY ran over a young man on a motorcycle, then immediately went into "protection mode" to cover up the alleged  homicide.

Officer back on road after fatal crash
Constable has received 'additional driver training' from department

Ethan Baron - The Province, January 13, 2005

A Vancouver police officer whose speeding cruiser smashed into a car, killing an older couple, pleaded guilty yesterday to a traffic offence and received a $1,500 fine.

Const. Steve Vandenberg, 30, admitted to driving without due care and attention.

Paquilina-Maria and Benito Di Spirito died instantly in June 2003 when Vandenberg's car hit theirs at the intersection of 22nd Avenue and Boundary Road at 1:15 a.m.

New Westminster Provincial Court Judge Pedro de Couto said the law allows police to speed in an emergency, but requires that officers turn on both the siren and flashing lights.

Vandenberg had the lights on but not the siren.

"This is not a safe practice," de Couto said just before imposing the sentence. "Perhaps this would be a wakeup call and perhaps it is appropriate at this time to recommend to all police forces in this province to consider these provisions." The Di Spirito family has filed a civil suit related to the deaths of Benito, 66, and Paquilina-Maria, 65.

Vandenberg, a rookie on just his eighth shift, was responding to a 911 call about a violent domestic dispute. He had accelerated to an estimated 126 km/h, then hit the brakes and skidded, crashing into the Di Spiritos' car at an estimated 90 to 110 km/h.

The police officer left his siren off for the "misguided but
well-intentioned" purpose of not waking people up, said his lawyer Kevin Woodall, who also noted that leaving the siren off in such circumstances is a common police practice that Vandenberg had witnessed during his training.

Woodall admitted Vandenberg's speed was "perhaps the major cause" of the accident, but he said accident reconstruction showed that Benito would have been able to see the flashing police lights before entering the intersection.

The tall, baby-faced Vandenberg sat with his hands clasped and brow furrowed through most of yesterday's court proceedings, while members of the Di Spirito family watched.

On behalf of Vandenberg, Woodall expressed "profound apologies" for the police officer's role in the accident, and "deepest sympathies" to the Di Spiritos.

Vandenberg suffers ankle pain from a sprain received in the crash and is experiencing depression and "struggling" in his police duties, Woodall said.

"The sense of responsibility he feels is crushing," Woodall said. "Rarely a day goes by when he does not relive that accident."

The officer will be responsible for paying the $1,500 fine, said Vancouver police spokeswoman Const. Sarah Bloor.

After the accident, Vandenberg was off for a month, then on phone duty for two and a half months before resuming patrol duties.

"He has had additional driver training since the collision," Bloor said.

A police internal investigation, on hold during the court process, will resume, and the report will be forwarded to the chief. If Vandenberg is found to have breached the Police Act, the chief may impose punishment. The report will also go to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner for review.

More crashes.... more lawsuits..... guess who pays for their recklessness?

In the first, Const. Colin Wiebe, the city, and the Abbotsford Police Department are cited for negligence after Wiebe crashed his police cruiser into a vehicle driven by Jasgiwan Braich.

Trial dates for the civil suit were recently scheduled to begin in October, 2005.
On March 21, 2003, Wiebe was on his way to assist another police officer when he was involved in a crash at the intersection of Dahlstrom Avenue and Trethewey Street, police said.

Braich, in his court action, said he suffered strain and injury to the spine and musculature, head, neck and lower back injuries, headaches and sleeplessness.

He also suffered a loss of earnings and earning capacity, he said in a statement of claim.

In a statement of defence, Wiebe and the city admit liability for the crash, but deny claims of negligence, which include driving in a reckless manner, failing to take reasonable steps to avoid the collision, and travelling at an unlawful rate of speed.

[This last statement is due to the police's "justification" that they have "an exemption under the Motor Vehicle Act" to disregard the very same maximums they ticket you and I for]

They also claim the injuries Braich said he suffered were not caused by the accident, but attributable to previous or subsequent incidents.

If any injuries occurred, they "could have been prevented, or the severity thereof reduced if the plaintiff (Braich) had made use of the seat belt assembly or properly adjusted the headrest assembly in the vehicle in which he was riding," Wiebe and the city say in a statement of defence.

They also claim Braich failed to mitigate his injury, loss, damages, or expenses by failing to follow medical advice, exercise as advised, and live a more active lifestyle.

In an unrelated crash, a civil lawsuit filed by Christopher Somerville after he suffered injuries while a passenger in a vehicle trying to evade police names the teen driver, his mom, the owner of the car driven by the teen, the city and an unnamed police officer for negligence.

Early on July 26, 2003, police spotted a vehicle taken without the owner's consent, filled with five occupants, after police received a call of a possible impaired driver, police said at the time.

Police tried to pull the car over, but the driver accelerated away at a high speed. The officer decided not to pursue the vehicle, said Const. Shinder Kirk last summer, citing safety issues.

Soon after, the car was found smashed into a retaining wall along Maclure Road.

Somerville, in his statement of claim, said he suffered strain and injury to the spine and musculature, bowel injury, paraplegia and depression, as well as loss of enjoyment of life and loss of earning capacity.

The line cook cited the negligence of the 14-year-old driver, saying he drove "in a negligent manner and at an excessive, dangerous and unlawful rate of speed."

In the statement of claim, Somerville said the mother and the car's owner should have known the teen would take the car.

The trio's names are not being published to avoid identifying the driver, who cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The City of Abbotsford is named for inadequate supervision and guidelines for pursuing vehicles, and failing to consider other tactics to use in the situation.

Somerville said the unnamed police officer was also at fault for pursuing the car and attempting to stop the driver when he knew or ought to have known that the driver, in an attempt to get away, "would drive dangerously and in excessive speed."

"As a result of this negligent attempt at stopping the defendant driver, it was reasonably foreseeable that harm would result to (Somerville)," the statement of claim said.

The City of Abbotsford, which is considered the officer's employer in the court action, has denied all the allegations.

As of Thursday, the other defendants had not filed a statement of defence. [Political commentary by Robert Polton]

Burnaby Mountie charged in fatal crash that killed two lifelong friends
Cop speeding, with siren on, ran red light to answer call [below photo] David Carrigg, The Province, April 29, 2008

Burnaby RCMP Const. Petina Kostiuk was charged yesterday with two counts of dangerous driving causing death.
 

Kostiuk, who remains off duty on a medical leave, was driving a police cruiser with full emergency equipment activated through the intersection of Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue on Oct. 31 when her cruiser slammed into a vehicle carrying lifelong friends Albert Haczewski, 27, and Walter Hara, 26. [full report]

Richmond RCMP vehicle strikes two cars in intersection - Vancouver Sun, August 25, 2008
METRO VANCOUVER -- A Richmond RCMP vehicle that collided with two vehicles Sunday morning is believed to have entered the intersection on a red light.

Police said the officer driving the vehicle was on routine patrol and did not have its lights and sirens activated.

The crash, which caused substantial damage to three vehicles, is currently under investigation.

The officer was traveling southbound on No. 2 Road, while the two other vehicles were traveling eastbound on Granville Avenue around 7:35 a.m.

Three drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries and released after a few hours. RCMP said that speed was not a factor.

Anyone who may have seen the crash is asked to call 604-278-1212

RCMP sued over fatal crash - By Paul Walton, The Daily NewsNovember 4, 2009

Survivor's 4-year-old son was killed in the head-on collision

Police cruiser crashes into house. By Black Press - Surrey North Delta Leader, February 03, 2010
 

Below photos of above mentioned crash taken from Global helicopter reveal RCMP cruiser was likely travelling at well over 140 km/h when it was allegedly clipped by blue car (first photo) then left massive skid mark, before hitting house hard enough to bury entire front of cruiser into building.
 

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Several witnesses say police "deliberately drove over" young motorcyclist at high rate of speed.

Get into an accident? The VPD think you should be beaten for that......

Video Clip: VPD go on the hunt for speeders... Its their annual version of the bottle drive. They do it because they love you, not because of all the extra overtime they make, or ego satisfaction..... no, honestly!

Letter to editor published June 21, 2007 Victoria Times.

Death of pregnant mother remains mystery to family.

Global TV (below pic) issues important warning to ALL motorists....

Police still seem to have trouble with ending pursuit, despite new policy 'geared towards public safety'.

Chase ends with stolen truck, police cruiser in the water - Times Colonist, February 03, 2008

West Vancouver Police, who investigated driving buddy in drunk driving investigation, bilk taxpayers for over 300k.

see related story below.....

West Vancouver cops resign, avoid hearing - Canwest News Service, November 15, 2008
WEST VANCOUVER -- Two senior police officers in West Vancouver have handed in their resignations, avoiding a disciplinary hearing that was scheduled to start yesterday.

West Vancouver police Insp. Bob Fontaine and Staff Sgt. Doug Bruce, who have been on paid stress leave for more than a year, were accused of trying to cover up a scandal involving officers drinking at a West Vancouver police station.

It's alleged the two officers tried to sabotage an internal investigation into a fellow officer, Const. Lisa Alford.

It was discovered that Alford had been drinking with her colleagues before crashing into a car on Nov. 26, 2005.

Her blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit, and she has since pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving.

The three-year scandal also resulted in the resignation of former police chief Scott Armstrong.

Fontaine and Bruce have decided to take early retirement, West Vancouver Police Chief Kash Heed said.

Second B.C. cop facing impaired driving charges - Oct. 31 2008, Darcy Wintonyk, ctvbc.ca
Only five days after an RCMP officer failed a breathalyzer test after being involved in a fatal collision in Tsawwassen, B.C., CTV has learned of another incident involving a Lower Mainland law enforcer and allegations of drinking and driving.

RCMP confirm a female New Westminster Police officer was involved in a crash involving alcohol.

The 47-year-old officer was driving an unmarked police van when she collided with two or more signs driving eastbound near the Westview exit in North Vancouver's Upper Levels Highway Oct. 17.

No charges have been laid, but the off-duty officer has promised to appear in court Dec. 17. She is facing impaired driving charges. Her name has not been released. [full report]
 

Vancouver cop faces impaired driving charge - Nov. 17 2008 ctvbc.ca
A Vancouver police officer has been charged with impaired driving after being pulled over early Sunday morning.

Vancouver Police say the car being driven by the off-duty member of the force was spotted by another off-duty officer weaving on Knight Street.

Police say the 30-year-old officer blew over the legal limit in a breathalyzer test.

"He was given an administrative driving prohibition and was released on an appearance notice" says Vancouver police media spokesman Const. Tim Fanning.

The officer has been with the Vancouver police for three-and-a-half years and has been reassigned to other duties.

"We don't tolerate impaired driving in the city of Vancouver. We treat everyone the same way." Fanning added.

This is the fourth case to surface in recent weeks of police officers facing impaired charges in the Vancouver region.

An RCMP officer was arrested last month for drunk driving, causing death, following a crash that killed a 21-year-old man in Delta, B.C., while a North Vancouver Mountie and a New Westminster city police officer face impaired driving charges in separate incidents.

 
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A Dodge Charger with a 5.7 liter, 340

Victoria police rethink high-speed chase rules

Fury as 90,000 police officers caught speeding are 'let off' - UK Daily Mail May 29/07

Only 354 of 90,000 police caught on camera speeding or jumping red lights last year were punished.

Last night forces were accused of double standards after it emerged that only one in 200 officers was fined or given points, compared with 84 per cent of ordinary drivers.

Charges Dismissed Against Calgary Cop - Apr 2/2007

Ford was charged with one count of assault and one count of impaired driving nearly a month later.
The charges were dismissed Monday in Calgary Provincial Court, after the Crown said witnesses were not subpoenaed in time.

Virginia cops give $1150 SPEEDING TICKET to pregnant woman enroute to hospital with labour pains.

See: RCMP terrorize school....

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