The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating after the body of an 18-year-old man was pulled from a sewage lagoon near Langham.
According to a SIRT news release, on August 24 around 1:12 a.m., a Warman RCMP officer initiated a traffic stop after seeing a truck with no taillights on Highway 16 near Saskatoon.
The driver failed to stop and continued driving, says SIRT, a civilian body tasked with investigating police conduct.
The officer did not pursue the vehicle and the Corman Park Police Service (CPPS) and Dalmeny Police Service (DPS) were advised of the incident and of the vehicle’s description.
Later that night, a CPPS officer spotted the truck but did not follow it, either, as it operated at a normal rate of speed.
“After several minutes the CPPS vehicle proceeded down the …