North Vancouver RCMP is investigating after a bizarre incident that saw the pursuit of one stolen vehicle derailed by a collision with a second stolen vehicle.
The fiasco played out around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when police received dispatch reporting a pickup truck being stolen from a Deep Cove construction site.
An officer on patrol spotted the vehicle on Mount Seymour Parkway and attempted to pull it over on the Fern Street overpass.
Taking the officer by surprise, a second pickup truck behind the cruiser veered into the next lane, trying to get around the police cruiser. Instead, it collided with the police vehicle’s front end. The driver, a 43-year-old Coquitlam man, bailed out and, after a short foot chase and tackle, is now in police custody.
The suspect in the first vehicle used the distraction to escape and head south back toward Burnaby and is still at large, De Jong said.
Police later learned the second truck was also reported stolen, though they are not releasing where it was stolen from or when.
Investigators are now working to determine whether the two suspects were working in tandem.
“We have driver No. 2 in custody. He’s not saying a lot. He’s under court order for different offences. He’s being charged with other offences. We’re trying to get down to what are two stolen pickup trucks doing at the same intersection in North Vancouver?” De Jong said.
The crash resulted in traffic tie-ups while officers remained on the scene to investigate.
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a 2006 grey Chevrolet Silverado with B.C. plates: HL-1140.
