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Category: Motor Vehicle Incident

Update to charges relating to motor vehicle crashing into entrance of RCH

New Westminster – On September 9, 2012, the New Westminster Police attended the Royal Columbian Hospital after receiving a call that a vehicle had crashed through the front entrance of the hospital. An investigation was conducted and charges were submitted against Ranjit Singh SANDHU, a twenty-seven year old male from Surrey, British Columbia. On February […]

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Charges approved in fatal pedestrian accident

New Westminster – On March 12, 2013, Gemma Snowball was struck by a motor vehicle in the intersection of 6th Street and 6th Avenue in New Westminster and passed away as the result of her injuries. The New Westminster Police Department conducted an extensive investigation which included the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Team along with […]

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NWPD investigate vehicle collision with pedestrian

New Westminster – On January 27, 2014 at approximately 4:40 pm NWPD patrol officers responded to the intersection of Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue for a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. The initial investigation determined that a vehicle driving eastbound on Eighth Avenue struck a male pedestrian crossing southbound at […]

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NWPD investigate serious motor vehicle collisions

New Westminster – Members of the NWPD were kept busy yesterday with two motor vehicle collisions on McBride Boulevard. The first collision occurred in the 100 block at approximately 11:40 am and involved three vehicles. The initial investigation indicates that a southbound Nissan Maxima lost control on the gradual curve towards the Patullo Bridge and […]

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NWPD Investigate Fatal Collision

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred yesterday evening at approximately 10:30 pm. NWPD Patrol Officers were called to the area of 9th Street and 4th Avenue where they located a 55 year old female who had been struck by a pickup truck. BC Ambulance were called to the […]

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Stolen Vehicle Collides with NWPD Vehicle

A New Westminster police officer is being treated for non life threatening injuries after colliding with a stolen vehicle in the intersection of 4th Avenue and 12th Street at approximately 9:03 pm on September 1st. The NWPD member was working patrol and operating a marked police vehicle when the collision occurred. The passenger of the […]

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New Westminster Police Car Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident

On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at approximately 2:00 pm, a New Westminster Police patrol car was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another vehicle at the intersection of Harvey Street and Cumberland Street in New Westminster. Both the police officer and the 67 year old driver of the other vehicle were taken to hospital […]

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NWPD Officers Kept Busy with Two Serious Traffic Collisions

The early afternoon of Wednesday July 24th turned out to be an extremely busy one for members of the NWPD Patrol and Traffic Sections, as they responded to two significant motor vehicle collisions. The first occurred at about 2:20 PM when NWPD members were dispatched to a report of an erratic driver in the area […]

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NWPD Seek Assistance with Hit and Run

On March 8, 2013, at approximately 6:00 pm, a cyclist was crossing the crosswalk at Boyd and Wood Street in the Queensborough area of New Westminster. He was struck by a dark, older model Mercedes Benz which then fled the scene. The cyclist was transported to RCH where he was treated for several fractures, including […]

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Female Pedestrian Succumbs to Injuries

On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Gemma Snowball passed away due to injuries suffered after being struck by a motor vehicle on Monday, March 11, 2013 in the intersection of 6th Street and 6th Avenue in New Westminster. Gemma was originally from Australia was currently residing in New Westminster. The fatality is currently under investigation by […]

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