Photo: Brendan Kergin. BC’s Office of Independent Investigations has launched an investigation after shocking video of a Vancouver police vehicle hitting a pedestrian in Vancouver was released earlier this week. A tweet from the Always Film the VPD account shows a man standing in the middle of the road in the 100 block of East Hastings Street at about 3:20 a.m. on September 20, 2022. The video shows the man crouching in the road when an eastbound police vehicle hits him. The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. “The IIO is asking anyone with relevant information, dash cam or other video footage of the incident to contact the Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website,” reads a news release from IIO.
TW @VancouverPD hit a #DTES community member in a 30km zone. pic.twitter.com/spIgW0Rsru — Always Film The VPD (@LeeLeeBeeLeeLee) September 21, 2022 CTV News Vancouver reports that Vancouver police allege that bystanders “attempted to interfere with evidence at the scene of the collision by removing property belonging to the man who was struck.” The Vancouver Area Drug Users Network tweeted that police arrived at the scene with guns drawn and refused to provide their badge numbers.
UPDATE: Media has confirmed that the man who was run over by @VancouverPD this morning is alive. The community continues to investigate. In 2010, VANDU successfully advocated lowering speed limits in the #DTES due to years of driver negligence and pedestrian injury ? Credit: pic.twitter.com/RBWrvlXIwr — VANDU (@VANDUpeople) September 20, 2022 In an email to Vancouver Is Awesome, the VPD said the man was standing in the street. “We believe this investigation will shed light on the factors that led to the collision, including why the pedestrian was standing still in the middle of the road, why the officers did not see the person, the speed of the police vehicle and other contributing factors.” , said the email from the VPD.
