Times Colonist

In Nanaimo, watchdog probes death of suspected impaired driver

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The Independen­t Investigat­ions Office is investigat­ing after the death of a suspected impaired driver in Nanaimo.

Nanaimo RCMP were called about a possible impaired driver about 1:15 a.m. Sunday.

The driver appeared so intoxicate­d that officers called B.C. Ambulance paramedics to take him to hospital.

Before paramedics arrived, the man went into medical distress and officers administer­ed first aid.

The man was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition but later died.

The civilian police watchdog, which probes police-involved deaths and serious injuries, will investigat­e whether the death was related to the actions or inactions of the officers involved.

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