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Fall from truck claims Chilliwack teen’s life Chilliwack driver facing charges A Chilliwack man is dead after falling from the back of a pickup truck on No. 3 road and Boundar y Road late Sunday night. The 18-year-old has been identified by the BC Coroners Service as Adam Burchart. The 18-year-old driver, also from Chilliwack, was to appear in court Monday. RCMP were recommending a charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death. However, Crown counsel recommend he be released on a promise to appear on Nov. 19. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. According to police, the truck was traveling along a straight stretch of Boundary Road with a driver and passenger in the cab and two male passengers in the box. One of the passengers fell out of the box of the truck, struck the road and sustained extensive injuries. Paramedics attended the incident, but Burchart died of his injuries at the scene. The B.C. Coroners Ser vice and the Lower Mainland District Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Ser vices are assisting in the investigation. Conflicting reports early on indicated the man fell from the back of the truck and then was struck again by the vehicle. All four men were from Chilliwack.
Chilliwack firefighters discuss operations as they help battle a fire at fourplex in Garrison Crossing on Wednesday. The fire gutted one unit and severely damaged two others. For video from the fire, go online to www.theprogress.com. GREG KNILL/ PROGRESS
Residents rally to help fire victims Within hours of a devastating fire last week at a Garrison fourplex, efforts were under way to help the people affected. No one was home at the time of the fire, which broke out at around 5 p.m. in the 45000 block of Tamihi Way. But the damage was extensive. Smoke could be seen spiraling skyward as firefighters rushed to the scene. When they arrived they found flames shooting from the roof of the two-storey townhome and beginning to spread to
adjacent units. Crews from Firehalls 1, 4 and 6 responded – including the large aerial unit that poured water from above. They managed to slow the fire’s progress, but not before considerable fire, smoke and water damage was done to three of the four units. A central unit – home to a family of five – was almost completely destroyed. The fire left the residents, a mom and four children, with little more than the clothes
they were wearing. They had recently moved into the home and had yet to set up insurance. When word of the family’s loss spread, Chilliwack residents were quick to respond. Fund raisers have been planned, and trust fund is in place, a Facebook page has been created, and efforts are underway to co-ordinate donations. Two local thrift stores, Back At You Thrift Store and Streethope New and Used, have stepped for-
ward to help the family with some of the basics. Back At You has two fundraisers planned. It will hold a “Good Ol’ Fashioned Garage Sale and Hot Dog Fundraiser for Fire Victims” this Saturday, Aug. 31 from 9:30 - 5 p.m. (45676 Yale Rd). Door prizes and a donation jar are planned. Seventy-five per cent of the of the net proceeds will go towards the family. Continued: FIRE/ p17
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