B.C.’s police watchdog says it will not pursue charges against Surrey RCMP in connection to a collision that left a man dead last month.
The collision happened at the intersection of 152 Street and 56 Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 14.
According to the Independent Investigations Office (IIO), the victim had been released from custody at the Surrey RCMP detachment shortly before the collision.
The IIO has a mandate to investigate any case of serious harm or death in which police action or inaction may have played a role.
In this case, no officer was directly involved in the fatal collision.
The IIO says the victim was arrested earlier on Sept. 14 and was held in a cell at the detachment for roughly five hours before being released at around 9:45 p.m.
Surveillance video presented as evidence showed the man appeared sober and was capable of caring for himself when he was released, the IIO says, adding RCMP released him “correctly.”
“Our investigation has determined that the male’s death did not arise from the actions of police,” the IIO said in a statement. “As a result, the investigation is being concluded at this point.”
Surrey RCMP had no comment on the case.
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