Chilliwack RCMP arrest 39-year-old man for multiple charges in dangerous driving incident Saturday night
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CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson says police have arrested a 39-year-old man with an apparent history of criminal activity after he engaged in dangerous driving behaviours during a Saturday night incident in Chilliwack.
According to a statement from spokesperson Martin Godart, a member of the Chilliwack RCMP traffic unit initiated a traffic stop under the Motor Vehicle Act at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday night, August 31. Police say the driver fled the scene and subsequently engaged in driving behaviours that were increasingly dangerous to the public.
RCMP members from the traffic unit, general duty and support sections stopped the vehicle in the 7000 block of Vedder Road and took 39-year-old Ian Gerald Mountain into custody for dangerous operation, flight from a peace officer, operation while prohibited, operation while impaired and obstruction.
Image: Hailey VanBasten, used with permission / An RCMP unit on the back of a tow truck following Saturday night’s police incident.
