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Zack Lakeit, of Ontario’s The Speed Academy Athletics Club, is all smiles despite the mess he created when landing his long jump attempt as part of the men’s U18 octathlon during the Royal Canadian Legion youth track and field championships at McLeod Park. The championships were held Aug. 9 to 11 and featured one thousand of the top track and field athletes between the ages of 12 and 17 from across the country. See more on pages 20 and 21 as well as at www. langleytimes.com. Miranda GATHERCOLE/ Langley Times
Investigation of deadly hit-and-run will take months Name of 37-year-old won’t be released during criminal investigation
Wednesday. It will also take the same amount of time for the victim’s name to be released, said B.C. Coroner Service’s Robert Fisher. The names of deceased aren’t released while criminal investigations are going on, he said. “On the surface, alcohol doesn’t appear to be an issue here,” said Surrey RCMP Sgt. Drew Grainger of the hit and run. But Surrey Mounties are still looking for witnesses to report on the behaviour of the semi driver before the hit and run
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It could take months for police to investigate and formulate whether charges can be brought against a Surrey RCMP consultant suspected in the hit-and-run that killed a 37-year-old Langley man on
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and after, he said. The alleged driver involved is an RCMP consultant, who had been working on a Surrey fatal crash involving one of their own officers. “The initial investigation has determined that the driver is an expert civilian witness and consultant who is contracted by law enforcement and other public safety agencies throughout the region,” said Grainger last week (Aug. 7), after police had found the semi and arrested the accused. “In fact, earlier that day and prior to the accident occurring,
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this consultant was working with the Surrey RCMP traffic section on an ongoing traffic investigation.” The consultant allegedly driving the semi involved in the fatal hit and run had been working that day on a re-creation of an accident involving a semi that killed Surrey RCMP Const. Adrian Oliver in November 2012, at the intersection of 64 Avenue and 148 Street. He was speeding through the intersection in an unmarked police car without using sirens. Vancouver Police are
assisting with that continued investigation. The consultant was travelling eastbound in the curb lane in the 19500 block of Langley Bypass when he struck and killed the 37-year-old pedestrian. Surrey RCMP say the semi driver didn’t stop to render assistance but kept driving. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Police put out a description of the older model blue semi cab to the media and by midafternoon, Surrey RCMP had continued, PAGE 5
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