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By Mike Vanden Bosch

IIO investigation

IIO to probe police actions after Mission motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in crash

Aug 28, 2025 | 11:30 AM

MISSION — B.C.’s civilian police watchdog is investigating a motor vehicle incident that left a Mission motorcyclist with serious injuries last Sunday, August 24.

According to a statement, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says that police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near Sandpiper Place and Hurd Street. The officer spoke to the driver of the vehicle and completed the traffic stop.

A short time later, the driver of the vehicle left the location and was involved in a collision with a motorcycle.

It should be noted that the IIO statement did not mention an apparent U-turn by the driver of a Ford Focus vehicle. Mission RCMP alluded to this apparent U-turn in a social media post over the weekend, but the IIO has not.

The driver of the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. Mission Fire Rescue Service and BC Emergency Health Services arrived and provided aid before the man was transported to hospital for treatment.

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The IIO was notified about the incident shortly after it occurred and is now investigating.

There are two factors that the IIO considers at the beginning of each investigation:

1. If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and
2. If there is a connection between the serious harm/death and police action or inaction.

If both conditions are met, the investigation will continue to examine all available evidence to determine what occurred. At the conclusion of the investigation, the chief civilian director will consider whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have occurred.

The IIO is asking that any witnesses that have not already provided a statement, or who have video footage of the incident, to please contact the IIO at our Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.