A 45-year-old man accused of crashing a pickup truck while driving impaired near the Maley Drive extension Oct. 24 and fleeing the scene didn’t get very far.
Although he fled on foot into the nearby bush after the incident, Greater Sudbury Police said he was located an hour later, after a K9 track.
Greater Sudbury Police said just before 11:25 p.m. Oct. 24, officers were dispatched to the scene. Based on the police description, the crash occurred on or near the eastbound off-ramp from Notre Dame Avenue onto Maley Drive.
Upon arrival, officers located two passengers in the vehicle, a Black Ford F-150, who had sustained injuries as a result of the collision.
A 39-year-old man sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries and a 19-year-old man received minor injuries. They were both transported to hospital.
A K9 track was conducted in order to locate the driver of the vehicle, who had fled the scene prior to police arrival. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. Oct. 25, officers located the driver in the bush off of the Maley Drive extension.
Upon speaking with the man, officers detected signs of impairment.
The man was taken into police custody, and charged with the following offences:
• Dangerous Operation Causing Bodily Harm
• Fail to Stop at an Accident Resulting in Bodily Harm
• Operation While Impaired
• Operation Causing Bodily Harm
• Failure to Comply with Release Order
• Operation While Prohibited Under the Criminal Code
• Driving While Under Suspension
• Use Plate Not Authorized for Vehicle
• Fail to Properly Wear Seatbelt
• Operate a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance
• Driving Motor Vehicle with Open Container of Liquor
He was held in police custody overnight, and was to attend bail court Oct. 25.
Anyone with information related to this incident or the vehicle involved in the collision is asked to contact our Traffic Management Unit at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477.
