The family of a man hit by a speeding Vancouver police vehicle in the Downtown Eastside says the guilty officer’s punishment — a $2,000 fine — is “nothing” compared to how severely the 2022 collision altered Dennis Hunter’s life.

And following another instance of a pedestrian being struck by a Vancouver Police Department (VPD) vehicle on a nearby stretch of East Hastings Street earlier this week, Hunter’s ex-wife and community advocates say they’re “outraged” by what they claim is a lack of police accountability and protection for pedestrians in the neighbourhood.