RCMP in Prince George are investigating after an erratic driver collided with a police vehicle.
Early in the morning on February 22, RCMP received a report that a motorhome had just collided with a North District Traffic Services police vehicle near 5th Ave. and Central St..
The officer received no serious injuries and continued to follow the motorhome, which was driving erratically. The vehicle would not stop when the member activated his emergency lights.
In a statement Cst. Jennifer Cooper of the Prince George RCMP said, “The North District member then contacted Prince George RCMP frontline officers for .assistance in stopping the erratic driver. The driver continued to Haldi Lake Road, where he collided with a pick-up truck at the intersection of Haldi Lake Road and Highway 16 West. The motorhome finally stopped at an address on the 9000 block of Haldi Lake Road.
The driver attempted to flee on foot but was arrested. Emergency Health Services transported the female passenger of the motorhome to hospital for treatment of her injuries. Police will be forwarding charges of flight from police, resisting arrest and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle to the B.C. Prosecution Service for charge assessment. Police will also be investigating the status of the driver’s license at the time of the offence.
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