Thursday, August 5, 2010

Driver Charged


A motorist faces several charges after trying to allude police in Fort Frances on the weekend.

OPP say as officers turned to follow a motorist driving in an erratic manner in the town's west end early Sunday morning, the driver sped away only to stop along McIrvine Road near Eighth Street.

The driver then fled his vehicle, but was apprehended a short time late by police at a nearby private business.

He now faces several Highway Traffic Act offences, entering a premise where prohibited and impaired driving.