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A 30-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly driving dangerously and fleeing from police on Wednesday in Prince Albert.
He was also charged faces charges for allegedly failing to stop after being involved in a collision.
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The Prince Albert RCMP said officers turned on their lights and sirens to make a traffic stop after spotting an SUV that was driving erratically.
“The SUV did not stop for police, fleeing eastbound on 22nd Street East,” the police force said in a statement.
“Prince Albert RCMP did not pursue the vehicle; they disengaged their emergency equipment and followed in the SUV’s direction.”
The Mounties said the officers later came upon a collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Sixth Avenue East and 22nd Street East. The SUV left the accident scene, police noted, and five people left the SUV and ran away on foot.
“The passenger of the car was taken to hospital by EMS with injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature. The driver of the car did not report injuries to police,” noted the Mounties.
The Prince Albert RCMP, with the help of Prince Albert Police Service, contained the area.
Police said they arrested three women near the scene of the collision.
Two other suspects, a man and a woman, were tracked down by a police dog and arrested.
“Three of the arrested individuals from the SUV were taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature,” the RCMP said.
A 30-year-old Southend man was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from peace officer and failure to stop after an accident.
He appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Thursday, the RCMP said.
