Sask. police watchdog shares details of fatal rollover in Moose Jaw

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is sharing more details regarding a fatal rollover in Moose Jaw late this week.

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is sharing more details regarding a fatal rollover in Moose Jaw late this week.

On Thursday, Nov. 7, at around 11:42 p.m. the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) received a call from a driver – reporting that they were being chased by a silver Honda.

The caller explained that the chase was preceded by a physical altercation.

Two minutes later, at 11:44 p.m., MJPS received a second call regarding the same vehicle.

At 11:47 p.m., an MJPS officer in a marked police vehicle observed a vehicle travelling northbound on main Street at "a high rate of speed."

The officer turned to follow the vehicle with its emergency equipment activated. At 11:48 p.m., the unit radioed that the silver Honda had crashed on Main Street.

EMS was called to the scene. One of the vehicle’s passengers, a 31-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.