Richmond RCMP officer hit by allegedly distracted driver
A Mountie in Richmond, B.C., has been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by an allegedly distracted driver, police say.
Richmond RCMP say one of their officers attempted to pull over the driver of a brown Audi on Monday after seeing the driver using what appeared to be a mobile phone near No. 3 Road and Alderbridge Way.
Police say the driver initially stopped the car, but then abruptly turned and fled, striking the officer in the process.
The vehicle also collided with a police car and a civilian car in the escape, causing "substantial" damage to the police car, according to a release from the RCMP.
Police later found the badly damaged Audi abandoned on the 7000 block of Heather Street in Vancouver — but no sign of the driver.
Richmond RCMP are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact them, or Crime Stoppers if they wish to remain anonymous.
