B.C. family still searching for answers after teen's tragic crash with fire truck
The grieving parents of Ryan Sabet marked what would have his 18th birthday Monday, nearly four months after he was killed in a tragic collision with a fire truck.
Dozens gathered in West Vancouver to remember Sabet, describing the teenager as kind, funny and a talented musician.
Sabet was a riding a motorcycle on the Stanley Park Causeway on the afternoon of July 20 as a Vancouver Fire Rescue Services crew was responding to a call in the opposite direction.
Their vehicles collided, and Sabet died at the scene.
Despite separate investigations by VFRS and the Vancouver Police Department, Sabet’s parents said they have lingering questions about their son’s death – and have asked B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner to review the case.
“I asked the commissioner to review the police report,” said Mehdi Sabet, the teenager’s father. “We are looking for the right lawyer to follow that up.”
A police spokesperson told CTV News the department's investigation is ongoing, and that officers continue to meet with the Sabet family.
“We extend our condolences to them, as well as our commitment to continue investigating until we've obtained all of the answers they need,” said Const. Tania Visintin.
Investigators have determined the fire truck had lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash, and believe Sabet “failed to see vehicles in front of him slowing down to give right of way to the emergency vehicle" when he struck another vehicle, sending him into the path of the firefighting vehicle, Visintin said.
With files from CTV News Vancouver’s Kevin Charach
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