Whitehorse RCMP stopped a dangerous driver on Monday, October 25 after deploying a spike belt near Marsh Lake, Yukon Territory. There were no injuries leading up to or as a result of the traffic stop.
Starting at around 4:30 pm, police received a number of calls from drivers on the Alaska Highway about an erratic vehicle around Marsh Lake, south of Whitehorse, Yukon. Police learned that the vehicle, a black pick-up truck, was travelling too fast, swerving between lanes, and driving into oncoming traffic including into the incoming lane of a marked police vehicle. Police made the decision to temporarily stop traffic on the Alaska Highway at the Carcross Cut-off and use a spike belt in order to stop the driver.
"Using a spike belt is not a decision we make lightly. In this situation, it allowed the police officers to safely slow down and stop a vehicle that was putting others in danger," says Whitehorse RCMP Detachment Commander Inspector Lindsay Ellis. "Thanks to the coordinated efforts of callers from the general public, our dispatchers, and both off- and on-duty officers, we were able to locate the vehicle and safely prevent a more serious or possibly tragic incident from happening."
The driver was arrested when the vehicle stopped. Police are investigating the role that alcohol and drugs played in this incident. Anyone with dashcam footage related to this incident and showing this vehicle, a black pick-up truck, on the Alaska Highway on Monday, October 25, between 4:15 pm and 5:00 pm is encouraged to contact Whitehorse RCMP.
Police with spike belt stop dangerous driver near Whitehorse - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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