IIO is Investigating an Incident in Vancouver (2025-236)
Case: 2025-236 Incident Date: October 10, 2025 Agency: Municipal Location: Vancouver Detachment: Vancouver Police Department Incident Classification: Serious Harm Case Status: Open - Investigation in ProgressINFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release
Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an incident in Vancouver where two people were taken to hospital.
Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) states that at about 11:10 p.m. on October 10, 2025, police attended a motor vehicle incident in the 1300 block of Georgia Street where a black Tesla had collided with a parked vehicle.
The passenger was taken to a hospital for treatment, while the driver was taken into police custody, placed in a police wagon and driven to the VPD jail. Upon arrival, the driver was found to be in medical distress, and aid was provided until Emergency Health Services arrived and took them to a hospital.
The IIO was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred and is now investigating.
There are two factors that the IIO considers at the beginning of each investigation:
- If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and
- If there is a connection between the serious harm/death and police action or inaction.
If both conditions are met, the investigation will continue to examine all available evidence to determine what occurred. At the conclusion of the investigation, the chief civilian director will consider whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have occurred.
The IIO is asking that any witnesses that have not already provided a statement, or who have video footage of the incident, to please contact the IIO at our Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.
Background
The IIO is the Independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.