VicPD admits in court documents that officers in a police vehicle hit the e-bike after failing to get the biker to stop
An e-biker is suing the Victoria Police Department, alleging they were struck by a police vehicle after the e-bike ran a red light and did not pull over when officers turned on their lights and sirens.
Pashollari was taken to hospital with a dislocated shoulder that left them unable to work for two weeks, the suit says. VicPD initially denied the allegation in its response to Pashollari’s civil suit but amended its response last week with arguments to dismiss the suit. The department argued it can’t be sued, saying the City of Victoria is the legal entity responsible for the conduct of VicPD and its employees, but that it is too late to sue the city, because all actions against a municipality must be started within six months.
“The Claimant refused to stop and the Defendant’s officers used their police vehicle to make contact with the Ebike’s rear-wheel in order to stop the Claimant, and to prevent the Claimant from fleeing,” VicPD said.
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