By Alyssa Conti

IIO INVESTIGATION

No police offence found in 2022 crash injuring 4 people near Agassiz

Apr 4, 2025 | 11:21 AM

AGASSIZ — B.C.’s police watchdog has finished investigating a 2022 crash that left four people seriously injured in the Harrison Mills area near Agassiz.

At about 12:40 a.m. on September 17, 2022, police tried to conduct a traffic stop on a Toyota Matrix possibly harboring people associated with several crimes in the Fraser Valley in the days prior.

The Matrix did not stop and collided with an uninvolved civilian car, a Honda CRV, in the 3800-block of Lougheed Highway.

The two CRV occupants, as well as two from the Matrix, were all injured and transported to the hospital for treatment as a result. The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) was notified shortly after.

In a statement released on April 3, the IIO said it has reached a decision.

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“The Chief Civilian Director has reviewed the evidence – including statements from two of the four affected persons, civilian witnesses, cellphone video footage, and police records – and determined that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer may have committed an offence,” wrote the IIO.

“The officers’ attempt to stop the vehicle was lawful, and they are not responsible for the driving behaviour that resulted in the collision.”

A public report will be published once all related court proceedings conclude.