Police officer charged after highway crash

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A Winnipeg police officer has been charged with careless driving and making an unauthorized U-turn after a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway this winter.

The collision between a Winnipeg Police Service vehicle and another vehicle happened on a divided, four-lane section of the Trans-Canada in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds on Jan. 31.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) notified the RCMP in February that it would investigate the matter “based on additional information received.”

Winnipeg Police Service Const. Ian Case is the officer charged under the Highway Traffic Act.

The IIU said in February that an initial investigation determined a vehicle was westbound on the Trans-Canada when a second vehicle entered the highway from a parked position, resulting in a crash. At the time, the IIU asked for witnesses or anyone with video that might help its investigation to call them.