DELTA - The Delta Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own after a fatal pedestrian crash in Langley. Mark Janson, 54, was walking his dog when he was hit by an F350 pick up truck Thursday night in the 5700-block of 240th Street at around 9:20 p.m. The 24-year-old driver was was co-operative with investigators and "extremely distraught," said Langley RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Holly Marks in a release.
Neither alcohol nor speed are thought to be factors in the crash, police said. There are no streetlights on that stretch of road and it was raining at the time.A 26-year veteran of the Delta Fire Department, Janson was an acting battalion captain, emergency vehicle operator instructor and participated in a number of department committees, said Chief Dan Copeland.Janson is survived by his wife and son.