A Lumby RCMP officer has been charged for allegedly causing an accident involving a motorcycle.
The crash happened in August 2016 on Highway 6 near Lavington sending the 46 year old rider and 25 year old female passenger to hospital with non life threatening injuries.
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The officer who allegedly caused the crash was not injured.
The B.C. Prosecution Service issued a media statement Tuesday indicating that Cst. Megan Valenta has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act with driving without due care and attention.
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Valenta was on-duty at the time of the crash and was driving an RCMP truck.
She’s due in court September 14.
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