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LPS Officer Ticketed for Traffic Violation in Connection with Collision

Jun 13, 2016 | 1:39 PM

LETHBRIDGE:  A Lethbridge Police Service officer has been ticketed for failing to obey a yield sign in connection with a collision last month.

On May 31st, the officer was in a marked police cruiser and was enroute to an emergency call when he failed to obey a yield sign at the intersection of 11th Avenue and 28th Street South. The police car collided with another vehicle.

Both drivers were transported to hospital and treated for minor injuries and released.

The penalty for failing to obey a yield sign is $388.