Police seek witnesses to collision that killed RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett

Police are asking witnesses who may have witnessed the collision that killed RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett to come forward.

Beckett, 32, was travelling in a marked police car eastbound on Goldstream Road when her vehiclewas struck by a pickup truck near the intersection of Peatt Road in the Victoriasuburb of Langford, B.C.

The RCMP and Saanichpolice departmentlaunched a criminal investigation into the fatal collision.

The driver of theother vehicle was arrested at the scene andreleased last Wednesday. No charges have been laid, but police saidthe investigation is ongoing.

"As part of the ongoing investigation, police are requesting that any witnesses that have not yet spoken to police, please contact us immediately," the RCMP said in a news release.

Police want tospeak to witnesses that may have been driving on Peatt Road or in the area of Goldstream Avenuein the early morning hours of April 5between 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. PT and may have observed the vehicles involved.

Beckett, an 11-year member of the force who spent her entire career on Vancouver Island, is survived by her husband and two young children.

Thousands attended her funeral on Tuesday.

Anyone with information is asked tocontact Const. Kelly Mobbs at250-995-7726 or Crime Stoppers.