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CBC
6 days ago
- CBC
Motorcycle rider sues RCMP, 6 officers after 2023 collision with police vehicle
A man who was injured after his motorcycle collided with an RCMP vehicle is suing the RCMP and several officers claiming there was excessive use of force. The collision happened in August 2023 when the plaintiff Daniel Leclair was driving his motorcycle on Highway 5 near Dauphin. Leclair made a U-turn on the highway after realizing he made a wrong turn, the lawsuit says. It alleges a black sport utility vehicle "deliberately collided with the rear of the plaintiff's motorcycle at a high rate of speed," which threw the plaintiff from his motorcycle and made him realize immediately that he had broken ribs. RCMP Cpl. Kevin Challoner was previously charged with assault causing bodily harm and dangerous operation of a vehicle as a result of the incident, following an investigation by the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba, which investigates serious matters involving police in the province. Challoner is scheduled to appear in court on the charges Nov. 5 in Dauphin. The lawsuit alleges that after the collision, Challoner, who was driving the RCMP vehicle, struck Leclair repeatedly in the back with his knee and punched him in the face, damaging his left eye. After the alleged assault, "Challoner caused a police dog under his control to attack the plaintiff for a number of minutes, during which time the dog bit the plaintiff's right forearm repeatedly," the court document says. Despite Leclair repeatedly asking officers to call an ambulance, Challoner and five other RCMP officers "deliberately and willfully failed to promptly summon medical assistance", thereby putting Leclair's life in peril, the lawsuit alleges. The statement of claim was filed in court Aug. 5 and names as defendants the RCMP, Challoner and five other RCMP officers at the scene. The lawsuit alleges the other officers made no attempt to stop Challoner from assaulting Leclair, and that they ignored his repeated pleas for medical attention for over an hour while he "drifted in and out of consciousness." Two more groups of RCMP members went to the scene but only the last group called emergency services, the claim says. Ambulance access blocked, suit claims When the ambulance arrived, the lawsuit alleges "that before anyone exited the ambulance one RCMP officer commented to other officers 'don't worry about it, he's dead'." Leclair also alleges that a third group of RCMP officers at the scene tried to help him enter the ambulance "but were being impeded by members of the first group of RCMP officers," the court document says. One of the ambulance attendants who was on a video call with a local person in authority directed his phone toward the impeding officers and told them "move away from that man, he is under our care [control] now," the lawsuit says. It says the ambulance personnel and the doctor at the hospital in Dauphin where Leclair was taken told him "he was fortunate to be alive." The attending physician in Dauphin told Leclair he should be transported to Winnipeg on an emergency basis because otherwise he "would be dead in two hours," the claim says. None of the allegations have been tested in court and statements of defence have not yet been filed by the RCMP or the officers involved. The lawsuit says Leclair was in hospital for three days in Winnipeg before he was released. He alleges his injuries caused ongoing pain so severe that for about a month, he was unable to sleep on his back and had to sleep upright on a chair. The plaintiff "suffers ongoing pain, discomfort and sleep disruption" as well as constant fear and anxiety, and "a sense of impending doom, apprehensiveness, depression, and feelings of worthlessness" as a result of the RCMP members' actions. The RCMP's "failure to protect the life, safety and well-being of the plaintiff demonstrates that the RCMP as a whole does not possess or enforce appropriate procedures to protect the lives, safety and well-being of those who come into the care and custody of its members," the lawsuit alleges. It seeks an unspecified amount of damages for a list of items such as medical expenses, physical and psychological trauma, loss of opportunity to earn income, and punitive damages, among others. The lawsuit alleges Challoner "intentionally tried to cause the death of the plaintiff by intentionally failing to promptly summon emergency services personnel." The RCMP officers "used excessive force against the plaintiff who posed no threat to them as he was lying on the highway with broken ribs and unable to move as a result of Challoner deliberately crashing his vehicle into the motorcycle operated by the plaintiff," the lawsuit alleges.
National Post
26-06-2025
- National Post
Manitoba plan to upgrade intersection where bus crash killed 17 faces opposition
Bureaucrats and consultants got an earful from local residents Wednesday night as they presented their preferred safety upgrade to a highway intersection where a crash killed 17 people in 2023. Article content Although the final decision will rest with politicians, the Transportation Department, in conjunction with two firms hired to help weigh different options, is suggesting a design known as an RCUT, or restricted crossing U-turn. Article content Article content The design allows traffic on the main highway to flow freely, while people on a side highway are prevented from crossing directly or turning left. Instead, they must turn right, merge with traffic, execute a U-turn and then merge again. Article content Article content 'It's just a recipe for disaster, honestly,' Debra Steen, a resident who helped collect more than 2,000 signatures on a petition against the RCUT. Article content 'The R-cut will not work here because we have large farming equipment, and we have trucking associations.' Article content Steen was among dozens of residents who attended an open house on the proposed change in a crowded school gymnasium, with many telling the government hosts the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 5 needs an overpass to separate traffic. At times, the meeting hosts asked for order and for people to speak one at a time. Article content Article content Tragedy struck at the intersection in June 2023 when a bus carrying 24 seniors from the Dauphin area, heading south on Highway 5, crossed into the path of an eastbound semi-trailer on Highway 1. The latter road is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system. Article content Article content The semi-trailer had the right of way, and the bus driver had a yield sign. The collision caused the bus to catch fire and end up in a ditch. Some of the 17 who died were thrown from the vehicle. Article content Police and Crown attorneys did not lay charges, saying they could not prove the bus driver's actions that day rose to the level of being criminal. Article content The intersection currently allows traffic to flow freely on the Trans-Canada Highway, while vehicles on Highway 5 have a stop sign as they first arrive at the intersection, followed by a yield sign in the median. Article content The NDP government promised to improve the intersection and floated several possibilities, ranging from a roundabout — rejected because it might slow down traffic — to a wider median that would provide more space for trucks waiting to cross the Trans-Canada or turn left onto it.
CTV News
09-06-2025
- CTV News
Quebec police forcefully subdue motorcyclist who routinely evaded traffic stops
Provincial police in Quebec say officers had to use force to subdue the driver of a motorcycle who refused to stop on Highway 5 in Gatineau Sunday night. According to the Sûreté du Québec, officers saw a motorcycle without a licence plate and with a worn tire being driven on Highway 5 near the St. Raymond exit at around 10 p.m. Police said when officers attempted to pull the driver over, he refused to stop and instead sped out of view. The officers caught up to the driver, who appeared to be having mechanical problems, and tried to pull him over again. The driver kept going, turned off the highway in Chelsea and then drove back onto the highway. He repeated this manoeuvre again at the Wakefield exit, police said, before the motorcycle's engine gave out and the driver stopped in a roundabout. Police said the driver was uncooperative during the arrest and 'physical force was used to subdue him,' according to a news release, translated from French. The Sûreté du Québec did not elaborate on how much force was used or whether the driver was injured. The 29-year-old man from La Pêche who was arrested has since been released on a promise to appear in court. He could be facing charges of fleeing police, obstructing a peace officer, and breaching conditions, police said. His motorcycle has been impounded for 30 days, and he was also given a $520 fine.
CTV News
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
‘Not the right fit': Carberry intersection proposal getting pushback from residents
The site of the deadly crash on the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects with Highway 5, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., pictured on Friday, June 16, 2023. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
CTV News
11-05-2025
- CTV News
Witnesses sought in police-involved crash near Kamloops, B.C.
An RCMP cruiser is seen in this file photo. Police are seeking witnesses to a crash involving an unmarked police vehicle that occurred Saturday near Kamloops, B.C. According to a statement by BC Highway Patrol, an unmarked grey police pickup and a blue Ford Ranger pickup were both travelling northbound on Highway 5 just after 8:30 a.m. when the collision took place. The crash happened just south of Rayleigh, police said. The police officer, the 21-year-old Maple Ridge driver of the pickup and her 19-year-old passenger were taken to hospital as a precaution. Both cars were 'severely damaged' and traffic on the major highway was rerouted for around nine hours, the statement said. 'Police have spoken to multiple witnesses and collected multiple dash-camera videos, but we need to be thorough and we would welcome more witnesses,' said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin. 'The investigation is in its early stages but there are no obvious indications of criminality to this point.' Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has relevant dash camera video is asked to call the BC Highway Patrol, Kamloops line at 250-828-3111 and quote file number 2100 2025-1361.
