A driver accused of hitting four people during a memorial march over the weekend for residential schools in Mission, BC, turned himself into police..Demonstrators temporarily blocked the only eastbound travel lane of Lougheed Highway near Mission on Saturday while walking from Heritage Park to the former St. Mary’s Residential School..It was during the blockage that tempers began flaring, influencing a bystander to call police with concerns that a fight was going to break out, Mission RCMP said..Shortly after arrival, officers learned that a 77-year-old man driving a pickup truck had become fed up with waiting and drove though part of the crowd, reportedly hitting four people and injuring two..Two days later the man, whose name hasn't been released, came forward to police and is “cooperating with the investigation.”.The man’s car has been seized for police examination; he is not in custody..“We did not actually receive any 911 calls about the truck driving through the march, however we believe there are more witnesses — including more people with cellphone video and dash cam footage who have not yet come forward,” said Mission RCMP Const. Harrison Mohr..Mounties are specifically looking to speak with the driver of a blue, single-unit dump truck, believing the driver “may have some key information for this investigation.”. Police seeking driver ."Like any criminal investigation, we need to let the evidence guide the investigation, and that’s why we’re continuing to ask for more witnesses to come forward,” said Mohr..“We want to ensure that we present the best evidence possible for charge assessment by Crown counsel.”.Of the four people reportedly struck, two were taken to hospital with “minor injuries.”
A driver accused of hitting four people during a memorial march over the weekend for residential schools in Mission, BC, turned himself into police..Demonstrators temporarily blocked the only eastbound travel lane of Lougheed Highway near Mission on Saturday while walking from Heritage Park to the former St. Mary’s Residential School..It was during the blockage that tempers began flaring, influencing a bystander to call police with concerns that a fight was going to break out, Mission RCMP said..Shortly after arrival, officers learned that a 77-year-old man driving a pickup truck had become fed up with waiting and drove though part of the crowd, reportedly hitting four people and injuring two..Two days later the man, whose name hasn't been released, came forward to police and is “cooperating with the investigation.”.The man’s car has been seized for police examination; he is not in custody..“We did not actually receive any 911 calls about the truck driving through the march, however we believe there are more witnesses — including more people with cellphone video and dash cam footage who have not yet come forward,” said Mission RCMP Const. Harrison Mohr..Mounties are specifically looking to speak with the driver of a blue, single-unit dump truck, believing the driver “may have some key information for this investigation.”. Police seeking driver ."Like any criminal investigation, we need to let the evidence guide the investigation, and that’s why we’re continuing to ask for more witnesses to come forward,” said Mohr..“We want to ensure that we present the best evidence possible for charge assessment by Crown counsel.”.Of the four people reportedly struck, two were taken to hospital with “minor injuries.”
