The Commercial Vehicle and Safety Enforcement officer who died in a collision late Sunday night on Highway 5 was Toni Kristinsson, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said Wednesday.
He had been driving home near the end of his shift when the patrol vehicle he was driving collided with a commercial transport truck about 10 km north of Valemount. RCMP were called to the scene at 11:21 p.m.
Kristinsson had worked for the CVSE branch for a little over three years and spent a majority of his time working in the Robson Valley out of the Tete Jaune Inspection Station.
"The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the entire provincial government community is deeply saddened by the loss of Officer Kristinsson, and sends sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues," the ministry said in a press release.
.png;w=120;h=80;mode=crop)