News release

The driver of a blue pickup is a crucial witness to a fatal collision. Help police find him

October 7, 2025 - Quesnel, British Columbia
From: BC Highway Patrol

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Police are looking for a missing witness who was driving a blue pickup and saw the aftermath of a fatal collision between a tractor-trailer and a black Harley Davidson near Quesnel. The witness likely saw key evidence, and police need your help to find him.

The collision happened July 24, 2025, at 12:34 a.m., when a black Kenworth tractor-trailer collided with a black Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway #97 near Naver Creek Road. The man riding the motorcycle was killed and the tractor-trailer driver was arrested for impaired driving.

“The missing witness can be heard in the background of a 911 call,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “We know that the witness is a man who was driving a blue pickup, and he may have provided a flashlight and other items to the driver of the tractor trailer.”

If you are the driver of the blue pickup, or you know who is, please call BC Highway Patrol – Quesnel at 250-992-9211 and quote file 3304 2025-5987.

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