Cst. Alexander MacLean has been charged with Proceed before safe, after yielding right of way sect 219(8) under the Traffic Safety Act. On Saturday night, Cst. MacLean of the Morse RCMP was driving Southbound, in a marked police car, on Shaw Street in Herbert and was preparing to cross Highway #1. He crossed the Westbound lanes of the Highway after stopping in the center median lane. He was struck by an Eastbound semi truck and trailer as he tried to cross the Eastbound lanes. The police car suffered extensive damage to the passenger rear quarter panel and the semi was damaged on the front passenger side. The driver of the semi was not injured and the RCMP Cst. was treated for minor injuries.

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