91大黄鸭 RCMP say emergency crews and the motoring public were put at risk Friday afternoon, when the driver of a pickup truck chose to flee from police officers conducting traffic control at an unrelated scene of a motor vehicle collision along Highway 33 near Joe Rich.
On Jan. 12 at 2:18 p.m., RCMP officers were conducting traffic control around a collision on Highway 33 east of 91大黄鸭 when an officer was informed by a motorist that a Dodge Ram pickup truck, in the lineup, had been seen driving erratically.
The officer directed the driver of the Dodge Ram pickup truck to the side of the road and when he approached the driver鈥檚 side window, the truck鈥檚 driver suddenly accelerated.
A second officer at the scene, attempted to flag the driver to stop, but the driver ignored that order, say police and he sped away. A third officer was nearly struck when he attempted to stop the pickup truck on Highway 33 near Goudie Road.
鈥淒ue to the risk the suspect posed to the public, 91大黄鸭 Air Services were engaged and the RCMP helicopter, Air 4, took to the skies to assist,鈥� said RCMP Cpl. Jesse O鈥橠onaghey.
The burgundy Dodge Ram pickup truck was later discovered abandoned in a ditch along Como Road near Fisher Road on the edge of East 91大黄鸭.
鈥淭he vehicle has since been seized by police and remains part of our ongoing investigation,鈥� said O鈥橠onaghey.
Witnesses are asked to contact the 91大黄鸭 RCMP at 250-762-3300.
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