SURREY, BC – A good Samaritan from Surrey, BC, is facing a huge cleaning bill after a shooting victim forced his way into her car and asked to be taken to hospital. The woman said she was injured by what happened and now feels abandoned by the system that is supposed to help her recover. Given the sensitivity of the issue and concerns about her safety, CTV News agreed to identify her under the pseudonym “Jane”.
COMPETITION OR FLIGHT STATUS
The test began at 128A and 100th Avenue in Surrey on Thursday night. Jane was driving her son home from a date when she met a badly injured man in distress. Panicked, she told her son to get out of the car, run close to home safely with his family, and call 911. “I do not have automatic locks on my car, so I could not lock the doors,” he said. It was then that she says the man got into her car without permission and asked to take him to the hospital. “I really did not have time to think. “I thought I was going to die,” he said. “I was afraid he was going to shoot me. Did he have a gun? I do not know, do I? ” She told CTV News in an interview the next morning. She said the man was bleeding heavily and seemed to be missing his arm. “I did not know then, is he bad? Is he a good guy? ‘ he said. Jane rushed the man to Surrey Memorial Hospital and collapsed. He never even took his name, but police later confirmed that he was a 38-year-old man known to them.
THE BLOOD AFTER
Jane was taken home from the hospital by police. She said her car was initially seized as evidence, but later returned to its path. However, he was shocked by the situation in which he returned. The interior was still drenched in blood. Large pools covered the front passenger seat and there were hand marks on the door and steering wheel. Jane said she was injured and fired every time she saw her car. “It’s like a recording that goes through my mind over and over again,” he told CTV News She can not lead it to its current state and her family is now paying the price. “I could not get my son on his autism treatment appointments,” said Jane, adding that she needed them “after seeing the man’s wounds and all the blood.” “He paints what the man’s hand was like and things like that.” The family does not have many other options to take him on dates. “He has such sensory problems, he can not go on the bus, it scares him. “Any loud sound, anything like that, just loses it,” Jane explained.
WHO PAYS THE ACCOUNT?
Jane said investigators who took her testimony said she contacted ICBC to clean her car. “ICBC, they say they do not cover it,” he said. The insurance company later clarified to CTV News that this is due to the fact that it does not have complete coverage with ICBC. “Generally, in a situation like this, optional comprehensive car insurance would cover the cost of repairing the vehicle for those customers who have purchased it from either ICBC or a private insurer,” Crown wrote in an email statement. ICBC said it had advised Jane to contact Victim Services for support. “To be clear, ICBC does not deny a claim from (Jane), but unfortunately there is no claim for consideration based on its insurance coverage with us,” the statement added. Jane said RCMP Victim Services has checked her in several times, but will not facilitate or pay for the cost of cleaning her vehicle, despite the fact that it is used as evidence. Instead he was referred to the province’s Crime Victims Assistance Program. “The role of our staff at Surrey RCMP Victim Services is to provide referrals to crime victims / witnesses in support resources, which include, for example, the provision of Crime Victim Assistance applications,” Cpl said. Vanessa Munn in an email to CTV News. However, Munn said case officials could not file a claim on behalf of one person. “I feel like maybe they should make the phone calls for me, knowing all my information,” Jane said. She said trying to figure out her next steps was discouraging as she tried to come to terms with what had happened to her. “I’m so confused in my head that I can not even speak properly, you know? So I do not know, it’s very difficult. “It’s traumatic,” he said.
YOU HOPE AND WAIT
The CVAP program provides financial benefits to help offset financial losses and assist in recovery. This includes advice, transportation and related expenses and cleaning up the crime scene. However, Jane will have to pay for the services in advance and then wait for it to be returned and there is no guarantee that her application will be approved. “Once a claim has been accepted for benefits, the Crime Victim Assistance Program can pay for the services upon receipt of the invoice directly from the service provider,” the Department of Public Safety and Attorney General said in an email to CTV News. Because Jane is a single mother with a disability, she is unable to pay the bill in advance. “I feel like a victim, completely. “I’m a victim and I’m stuck with this shit and how do I proceed?” Her loved ones are also frustrated with the process. “No one is willing to take responsibility for the situation, and in the meantime, it’s not the fault of the perpetrator,” said Brandon Ward’s friend. Ward said that by putting a victim in this kind of process, he is sending the wrong message to the Good Samaritans. “Looking back on this and seeing what has happened, why would anyone want to stop and help someone who knows this can happen?” Ward asked. “Somehow I feel like yes, I’m being punished for it,” Jane said. The family is now raising money hoping to cover the cleaning, but says he never imagined that trying to do the right thing would cost so much.
