Pedestrian Not Hit by Front of Truck Say RCMP
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 @ 3:50 PM
Prince George, B.C. – RCMP are releasing some more information on Monday’s fatal pedestrian incident.
On Monday morning 68 year old Miklas Bognar died after being struck by a chip truck at the intersection of highway 97 and 15th avenue.
Police say the southbound chip truck (B Train) was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Highway 97 and 15th Avenue and started to proceed through the intersection when the light turned green. The driver was slowly increasing speed as he moved through the intersection, and moments later, emergency services received a report that a pedestrian had been hit.
An RCMP Collision Reconstructionist attended the scene to assist Prince George RCMP Municipal Traffic Services with determining how this incident happened.
Physical evidence at the scene indicates that Mr. Bognar was not struck by the front of the truck.
Physical tests utilizing the actual tractor trailer, have confirmed that the truck could not have been traveling more than 24 kilometres per hour at the point of the collision, ruling out speed as a factor.
No Criminal or Motor Vehicle Act charges are being considered against the driver of the tractor trailer.
As the incident has been determined non-Criminal in nature, the investigation has been handed over to the BC Coroners Service.
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