Incident
On February 25, 2005, near East St. Paul and Winnipeg, a truck driven by 31-year-old Derek Harvey-Zenk, a Constable with the Winnipeg Police Service, rear-ended and killed Crystal Taman, a 40-year-old mother of three, while she was stopped at a red light. The crash also injured a second woman, the wife of a Winnipeg police inspector.
The accident was initially investigated by East St. Paul police, led by Police Chief Harry Bakema. It would later be revealed that Harvey-Zenk and Bakema had previously worked together at the Winnipeg Police Service.
Paramedics attending the scene reported that they smelled alcohol on Harvey-Zenk's breath.
Read more about this topic: Taman Inquiry
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