A 36-year-old Alberta man was arrested for impaired driving, flight from police and refusing to provide a breath sample.
An Alberta man is facing charges after RCMP say he jumped into the driver’s seat and fled at a high rate of speed during a traffic stop on Route 430. It happened around 4 o’clock Friday afternoon after police got a report of an erratic driver. The suspect vehicle was pulled over in St. Paul’s. Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says as they arrested the 33-year-old male driver for impaired driving, a passenger also appeared to be intoxicated.. As police arrested the driver, a passenger in the vehicle, who was also exhibiting clear signs of intoxication, got into the driver’s seat of the suspect vehicle and fled from police at a high rate of speed. The driver and vehicle were located off the road a short distance from the traffic stop. The 36-year-old Alberta man was not injured, and was arrested for impaired driving, flight from police and refusing to provide a breath sample. While in police custody, he assaulted police officers, uttered threats to cause harm and caused mischief to the police vehicle, resulting in additional criminal charges.
Meanwhile, at around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, RCMP Traffic Services West patrolling conducted a traffic stop on Route 430 and charged the 68-year-old male driver with impaired driving.
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