Doug McCallum鈥檚 edited 911 call, roughly nine minutes long, to report an alleged hit-and-run in which he claimed a woman ran over his foot was played out in Surrey provincial court Tuesday (Nov. 1).

He told the dispatcher a driver 鈥渏ust about hit me, actually鈥� and 鈥渟he ran over my leg and foot.鈥�

He described the driver as 鈥渇airly stocky鈥� in her 60s.

The driver, Deborah Johnstone,

鈥淪he鈥檚 harassed me before,鈥� McCallum told the dispatcher. 鈥淪he called me a piece of shit.鈥�

Asked if he needed an ambulance, McCallum said he could drive with his right foot to hospital and that his left foot was 鈥渧ery numb.鈥�

The call was edited by the court to omit the former mayor鈥檚 personal information.

McCallum later told the Surrey RCMP during a 58-minute interview at the station that 鈥渟he just floored it. I thought she was going to peel rubber.鈥�

鈥淭hey came out of nowhere and just pinned me,鈥� he told the RCMP. 鈥淟iterally just about pinned me.鈥�

鈥淪he was screaming terrible stuff.鈥�

He said the driver, who was 鈥渨earing a white 鈥楰eep the RCMP in Surrey鈥� shirt,鈥� turned at him, ran over his foot 鈥渁nd took off鈥� while 鈥渟houting at the top of her lungs.鈥�

McCallum told the police officer he went to Peace Arch Hospital and underwent seven X-rays which, he said, revealed soft tissue damage but no broken bones.

鈥淪he literally turned into me,鈥� he said, 鈥渁nd ran over my foot.鈥�

鈥淚t looked like she just purposely wanted to clip me,鈥� he said.

鈥淪he鈥檚 at every council meeting, she harasses us all the time.鈥�

The former Surrey mayor is charged with one count of public mischief, stemming from an encounter on Sept. 4, 2021 between himself and a group of volunteers that was gathering petition signatures outside the South Point Save-On-Foods store in South Surrey for a referendum on the policing transition. McCallum is accused of misleading police with his complaint.

McCallum said he walked over to Keep the RCMP organizer Ivan Scott to complain.

鈥淗e even noticed I was limping,鈥� McCallum claimed.

McCallum said doctors told him 鈥渢hat appears to be assault.鈥�

鈥淪he ran over my toe,鈥� he said, claiming the driver was in a 鈥渞age.

鈥淚 think what happened is she really wanted to pin me.鈥�

The trial, set for seven days, continues.

tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com
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