Dangerous driver through Nelson, Trail, Castlegar rear-ends cop, crashes on Hwy 3A, prompts BCHP to seek witnesses, dashcam footage
By Castlegar Source
BC Highway Patrol Nelson is looking for witness and dashcam footage for an extremely erratic and dangerous driver. On Saturday, Aug. 31, RCMP Nelson, Trail and Castlegar detachments received several urgent calls about an erratic driver traveling at speeds near 200 kilometers per hour, swerving into oncoming traffic and passing vehicles unsafely. Several collisions have also been reported. In one such incident, the driver ran into the rear of an off-duty police officer driving his personal vehicle on Hwy 3A near Taghum. A short distance later, the driver crashed his vehicle on Hwy 3A near Nelson right in front of two BC Highway Patrol members who were about to try to pull him over. A 47-year-old male from Alberta was arrested at the scene. The black Honda Ridgeline with Alberta license plate was spotted traveling between Trail, Castlegar and Nelson between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m.
BC Highway Patrol Nelson are conducting a criminal dangerous driving investigation for this occurrence and would like to speak to any witness who may have been run off the road, have dashcam footage or have witnessed this event.
Those with dash cam footage or any other information can contact BC Highway Patrol Nelson at (250) 354-5180.
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