(HOWICK TWP., ON) – A male driver is currently in police custody facing three criminal charges after he failed to stop for police early this morning. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers had received information from South Bruce OPP officers to be on the lookout for a Pontiac Grand Prix that had fled from officers in Bruce County a few hours earlier.
At approximately 12:20 a.m. Huron County OPP officers spotted the suspect vehicle travelling southbound from Wroxeter on Brussels Line. Officers activated their emergency lights and siren and attempted to stop the suspect vehicle. The driver fled from the officers and after following the suspect vehicle a short distance officers terminated their efforts.
Officers began patrolling the area whereupon they located the suspect vehicle, which had been involved in a single motor vehicle collision. The suspect vehicle left the roadway and came to rest in a corn field near the intersection of C Line Road and McDonald Line. The driver/lone occupant of the vehicle was located at the scene. He had been partially ejected from the torn apart Grand Prix.
Officers tended to the driver and provided first aid until Huron County EMS arrived on scene. The driver was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
29 year old Anthony DILLON from Brussels has been charged with the following offences:
Flight from Police contrary to section 249.1(1) Criminal Code
Dangerous Driving contrary to section 249(1)(a) Criminal Code
Drive While Disqualified contrary to section 259 (4) Criminal Code
He remains in custody with a court appearance scheduled for December 8, 2014 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
OPP West Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) officers are currently on scene assisting with the collision investigation.
The intersection of McDonald Line and C-Line Road is currently closed. Please take alternative routes to avoid delays.