Port Moody motorcycle crash leaves 1 hurt, IIO called in

Glenayre Drive and Valour Drive in Port Moody on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (Chad Harris, CityNews Image)

By Emily Marsten

Posted July 26, 2023 1:10 pm.

Last Updated July 26, 2023 2:22 pm.

British Columbia’s police watchdog has been called in after a motorcyclist collided with a police cruiser Wednesday evening, according to police.

In a news release from the Port Moody Police Department, it explains a frontline officer tried to pull over a motorcyclist around 6:30 p.m.

However, police say the rider didn’t stop and tried to drive away. The motorcyclist ended up colliding with a police vehicle at the intersection of Glenayre Drive and Valour Drive.

Police say the person is hurt and was taken to the hospital, and note their injuries are non-life-threatening.

The Independent Investigation Office of British Columbia (IIO) has been called in to assess the police involvement in the incident.

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