A White Rock RCMP constable who is facing criminal charges in connection with the May 2011 hit-and-run death of 56-year-old Marilyn Laursen is due back in court Nov. 9.
In a brief appearance at Surrey Provincial Court Tuesday morning, David Bickle’s lawyer, G. Jack Harris, told court officials he is still waiting for documents in his client’s case.
“I don’t have everything I need,” Harris said. “I’ve got some, but I don’t think I have everything.”
Bickle, who has been with the White Rock detachment since 2009, did not appear in person.
Charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm were announced against the officer in August, following an investigation conducted by the Vancouver Police Department at the request of the RCMP.
The investigation was launched immediately following the collision that killed Laursen, who was crossing Johnston Road at Thrift Avenue with a friend when she was struck.
The driver of the car that hit her, Kyle Brandon Danyliuk, pleaded guilty in February to four charges in connection with Laursen’s death.
Danyliuk is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday (Oct. 25).
Harris is an Abbotsford-based lawyer who received the Queen’s Counsel designation more than 20 years ago. He received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of the Fraser Valley in June 2008.
A statement released by the university at the time describes Harris as “a popular and populist lawyer… who has defended hundreds of clients and acted as a special Crown prosecutor in some extremely complex trials, including ones for multiple murders.”