SASKATOON – Police have arrested two men after they tried evading them Thursday morning.
Saskatoon Police Service say that at about 3:30 a.m., officers observed a suspicious vehicle with two occupants driving erratically in the area of 21st Street West and Avenue Y Â鶹´«Ã½AV. A traffic stop was attempted but the driver of the vehicle evaded police at a high rate of speed for a short distance before colliding with city infrastructure in a nearby park.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene but was soon apprehended by a police service dog in the 200 block of Avenue Y Â鶹´«Ã½AV. He sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries from the police dog. The passenger remained with the vehicle and was arrested without further incident. Both were believed to be under the influence of an intoxicant at the time of their arrests and were transported to hospital for further evaluation.
As a result, the 32-year-old driver has been charged with evading police and dangerous driving. The 31-year-old passenger has been charged with breaching court-imposed conditions. Further charges may be laid as the investigation continues, say police.
The Saskatoon Police Service has requested that the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team conduct an independent investigation into the circumstances of this incident.
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