Truck driver charged in fatal crash near Quesnel, B.C., that killed motorcyclist
QUESNEL — Police in British Columbia say a tractor-trailer driver has been charged with impaired driving causing death in a crash involving a motorcyclist last year.
The crash happened July 24, 2025, on Highway 97 near Quesnel, in the Cariboo region.
Police say a Kenworth tractor-trailer collided with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, killing the 42-year-old man on the motorbike who was from Chemainus, on Vancouver Island.
The BC Prosecution Service approved multiple charges against the truck driver after a yearlong police investigation.
The truck’s operator faces one count each of dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death and driving with a blood-alcohol content over the legal limit.
The driver is set to appear in Quesnel Provincial Court on Aug. 18.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2026.
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