Airdrie RCMP apprehended a 25-year-old man from Calgary after he fled the scene of a traffic stop on Highway 2 near CrossIron Mills mall on Sept. 12.
The Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit (ITU) was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 2 shortly after 7 a.m., when an ITU officer observed a man in a company van driving without a seatbelt.
The officer conducted a traffic stop and the driver was unable to produce a driver’s license and, according to RCMP, was evasive in his answers. The driver suddenly exited the vehicle and began to run on foot, east into an open field.
Members of the ITU and the Airdrie RCMP immediately set up containment and awaited the assistance of an RCMP Police Service dog. After tracking the man for a short time, he was located by the police dog and taken into custody without incident.
The driver recently received a driver disqualification for an impaired driving conviction; he now faces several charges including driving while disqualified, obstructing a peace officer and several other Traffic Safety Act related offenses.
His name will not be released until charges are formally laid which is expected in the coming weeks, he is scheduled to appear in Airdrie Provincial Court on Nov. 7.
Fatal crash on Highway 2A
A 46-year-old man from Calgary was killed in a collision on Highway 2A near the Dickson-Stevenson Road turnoff, north of Airdrie in the early morning hours of Sept. 9.
Airdrie Rural RCMP, along with Crossfield Fire and EMS were called to the collision on Highway 2A at 3:20 a.m. on Sept. 9.
Officers arrived on scene and located a Chevrolet Tahoe that had left the surface of the highway and rolled into the ditch.
The driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle. Police have not released the name of the deceased as next of kin had not been notified as of press time.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Police had not ruled out speed, alcohol and not wearing a seatbelt as factors at press time.
If you have information on any unsolved crime, contact the Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
