Second officer charged with red
light violation in recent weeks
Thunder Bay police have charged
a member of the police service with failing to stop for a red light.
The charge stems from a
collision last Thursday that sent four people to hospital, including two
children.
It happened when a marked
police cruiser collided with another vehicle near the corner of Arthur and
Franklin streets just after 7:30 p.m. on April 10th.
Police say the officer involved
was en route to a service call, but it was not an emergency. According to a
police news release, the officer was not seriously injured in the incident, and
is "back to work on her regular schedule."
A similar collision in March
led to another officer being charged with a red light violation. Police said he
was en route to a robbery at a Mac's convenience store when his cruiser collided
with a compact sedan at Victoria Avenue and Waterloo Street.
In that incident, the officer
behind the wheel was accompanied by a civilian who was on a ride-along. Both
suffered minor injuries, as did the driver of the other vehicle.
