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An Edmonton police officer who slammed his cruiser into a civilian vehicle will receive a two-year pay reduction after a disciplinary hearing found his statements did not accurately portray what happened.

Const. Dallas Starr was driving a police cruiser on May 2, 2017, when he received a call about a suspicious Ford F-150 truck.

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While rushing to the scene, Starr reached a top speed of 105 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, the hearing was told. At the intersection of 137 Avenue and 74 Street, he ran a red light and T-boned a white Kia Rio sedan.

The collision resulted in about $30,000 worth of damage to the police cruiser.

It is unknown whether anyone inside the Kia was injured, or how much damage the car sustained.

Normally, police are supposed to come to a stop at a red light before proceeding when safe to do so.

The disciplinary hearing — presided over by retired Court of Queen’s Bench justice Mel Binder — heard that when officers at the scene asked Starr if he came to a complete stop, Starr said he thought he did but was not 100-per-cent certain.