LLOYDMINSTER — A 25-year-old Alberta man is in custody following a lengthy police investigation that continued for approximately two hours and started on the Saskatchewan side of the border city.
Lloydminster RCMP say that at about 1 a.m. on Aug. 18, they received a complaint of a suspected impaired driver. Officers tried to stop the vehicle on Highway 16 on the east side of Lloydminster.
The driver failed to stop for police and fled from the area, resulting in the lengthy pursuit.
Police used a tire deflation device in an attempt to safely bring the vehicle to a stop. The driver continued to flee and officers used a tactical vehicle contact to stop the vehicle.
One police vehicle was rammed by the suspect vehicle. No members of the public were injured. Police members sustained no injuries.
“The RCMP recognizes that police pursuits and attempts to stop fleeing vehicles can present significant risks to the public,” said Sgt. Christopher Byford of the Lloydminster RCMP. “Officers continually assess the circumstances and utilize available tactics and resources with the safety of the public, police officers, and the suspect as a priority."
Taylor Burke, 25, of Medicine Hat, was arrested and charged with dangerous driving, flight from police, refusal of a lawful demand, and assaulting a police officer with a weapon.
Burke was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He is to appear before the Saskatchewan Provincial Court in Lloydminster on Aug. 24.
