Two local men are among 46 people charged or convicted in the 2011 Stanley Cup riot who are now being sued by ICBC to recoup more than $500,000 in insured losses to 77 damaged or destroyed vehicles.
Calvin Turchyn of Abbotsford and Manvir Khatra of Mission have been named in the civil court claim, which was filed June 13 – two days before the two-year anniversary of the 2011 riot in downtown Vancouver following the Canucks’ Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Turchyn previously received a four-month conditional sentence (house arrest) and one year of probation for taking part in the riot. Khatra was sentenced to 30 days in prison.
Besides looting businesses, rioters flipped and torched numerous vehicles.
“ICBC has a responsibility to protect our customers’ premium dollars and is taking legal action to recover the costs of these acts of vandalism to ensure they are not passed on to our customers,” the auto insurer said in a statement.
Eight named defendants are listed as being from Surrey – more than any other city. Others named in the suit come from across the Lower Mainland and all over B.C., from as far away as Nelson, Windermere, Prince George and Tofino.
Six are from Vancouver, six are from Burnaby, four are from Victoria, and two each are from Maple Ridge and Coquitlam.
The claim names Jane Doe or John Doe in some cases where accused rioters have charges pending or may be identified at a later date.
The losses range from small amounts for scratches or broken mirrors to total write-offs.
The largest single damage claim is $61,000 for a 2006 Bentley that was trashed and torched by rioters.
ICBC also paid out $46,316 for a 2006 BMW M5 and $39,693 for a 2007 Hummer H2.
More than 55,000 people gathered to watch the final game of the playoffs on an outdoor screen at a viewing site set up by the City of Vancouver and 100,000 more were watching at other downtown venues.
More than 120 vehicles were damaged in total, including 24 emergency vehicles.
One of the first vehicles seriously damaged was a Nissan Versa overturned and set on fire near the live site before the game ended.
Four Victoria residents and three from Surrey are among 16 defendants named as either acting, assisting or encouraging the damage.
