A 23-year-old woman is facing charges including dangerous driving after fleeing Alberta RCMP, losing controlling and rolling into a ditch Tuesday afternoon.
Sylvan Lake RCMP said a speeding Dodge Durango was travelling on Highway 11 west of Eckville, Alta. at about 4 p.m. Tuesday. The driver didn’t stop for police, but officers later spread out and set up roadblocks including spike belts. The SUV was later found south of Sylvan Lake on Township Road 372 and Secondary Highway 781.
Police said the driver made a U-turn to avoid a spike belt, then swerved, lost control, hit a ditch and rolled in efforts to avoid a second spike belt.
Five occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody at the time; three of them sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital.
RCMP said the vehicle turned out to have been stolen; the investigation continued as of Wednesday night.
Madison Leigh Coutre, of no fixed address, faces charges of possession of stolen property, dangerous driving, flight from police and breach of previous release conditions. She is in custody and is set to appear in Red Deer Court on Thursday for a bail hearing.
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