Crown prosecutors charge 47-year-old man with dangerous driving, drug possession charges

ABBOTSFORD — A 47-year-old man with an apparent rap sheet faces a litany of charges in connection with a dangerous police chase in which he evaded authorities for over an hour in the Fraser Valley in the fall of 2021.

On October 12, 2021, Abbotsford Police patrol officers received a report of an erratic driver eastbound on Highway 1 entering the Abbotsford area. Officers quickly located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop resulting in the driver failing to stop for police, according to Sgt. Paul Walker of the Abby PD.

The Lower Mainland Police Helicopter Air 1 continued to follow the vehicle while ground units broke off. During the next 90 minutes, the vehicle was observed running numerous stop signs, passing cars unsafely and, forcing oncoming vehicle traffic onto the shoulder of the road, while driving at excessive speeds, Sgt. Walker said.

When the vehicle stopped in the Chilliwack area, AbbyPD officers, with the assistance of the Lower Mainland Police Dog Service and the Chilliwack RCMP, took 47-year-old Jason Himpfen into custody. During the search, officers located approximately 370 grams of combined fentanyl and Methamphetamine. This seizure equaled approximately 800 individual doses, Sgt. Walker said.