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B.C. cop who drove in wrong lane during chase-turned-crash cleared of wrongdoing

The driver of the suspect vehicle had several fractures and cuts to his ear, scalp
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Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A Vancouver police officer won’t be facing charges in a head-on crash that seriously injured the driver of the suspect vehicle.

The B.C. Prosecution Service announced Friday (March 1) that no charges were approved against the officer whose vehicle crashed into a suspected stolen vehicle on March 3, 2020.

The suspect driver reportedly refused to stop for police, which led to the officer driving in the opposite lane and hitting the suspect vehicle head-on while going at speeds between 40 and 50 km/h.

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