A high-speed chase involving the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) resulted in dents to a police cruiser..Around 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, police observed a black Chevrolet truck with a mismatched license plate in the area of 82 Ave. and 87 St..A traffic stop was initiated, but the vehicle fled from police after ramming a marked police vehicle several times..The truck then left Edmonton and entered Sherwood Park, with EPS officers continuing attempts to stop the vehicle..“The suspect travelled at speeds in excess of posted limits in both municipalities,” the EPS told the Western Standard Thursday..“The suspect collided with an uninvolved civilian vehicle at an intersection in the area of Wye Road and Salisbury Way at approximately 2:17 p.m. after entering the intersection against a red signal.”.Police said the driver of the civilian vehicle was treated and transported to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries..“The male suspect was arrested by EPS at the collision scene and assessed on-site by EMS,” said the EPS..“The suspect was initially cleared to remain in police custody but was later transported to hospital, also with non-life-threatening injuries.”.No EPS officers were injured in the incident. Several charges are pending against the accused. His name will not be released until charges are laid.
A high-speed chase involving the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) resulted in dents to a police cruiser..Around 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, police observed a black Chevrolet truck with a mismatched license plate in the area of 82 Ave. and 87 St..A traffic stop was initiated, but the vehicle fled from police after ramming a marked police vehicle several times..The truck then left Edmonton and entered Sherwood Park, with EPS officers continuing attempts to stop the vehicle..“The suspect travelled at speeds in excess of posted limits in both municipalities,” the EPS told the Western Standard Thursday..“The suspect collided with an uninvolved civilian vehicle at an intersection in the area of Wye Road and Salisbury Way at approximately 2:17 p.m. after entering the intersection against a red signal.”.Police said the driver of the civilian vehicle was treated and transported to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries..“The male suspect was arrested by EPS at the collision scene and assessed on-site by EMS,” said the EPS..“The suspect was initially cleared to remain in police custody but was later transported to hospital, also with non-life-threatening injuries.”.No EPS officers were injured in the incident. Several charges are pending against the accused. His name will not be released until charges are laid.
