Central Alberta man’s high-speed police chase results in $9,000 in fines

RED DEER, Alta. – A central Alberta man who led police on a chase that reached up to 220 kilometres per hour has been fined almost $9,000.

Tanner McKay Schalin, 22, pleaded guilty to three charges and was fined a total of almost $9,000 when he appeared this week in provincial court in Red Deer.

He pleaded guilty to failing to stop for police, driving with no insurance and driving while unauthorized.

Court heard that Schalin, a former goalie with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Kindersley Klippers, was suspended at the time for having too many demerit points.

Schalin was first spotted on radar near Leduc speeding at 170 kilometres on a motorcycle on May 28.

When the officer tried to stop him, Schalin slowed down, then sped up, hitting 220 km/h, or twice the speed limit, for a short distance before veering off into Leduc.

Police abandoned the pursuit when one of their vehicles hit 200 km/h.

In Leduc, Schalin ran two red lights before he was spotted again.

He had stopped when the drive chain came off.

Schalin, who also had his driver’s licence suspended for a year, was fined $5,750 for fleeing police, $2,875 for no insurance and $345 for driving while suspended.

The Crown agreed to waive four other charges for guilty pleas.

(Red Deer Advocate)