MORRIS-TURNBERRY, Ont. — Provincial police say a young driver tried to elude an officer by driving his car through a corn field about 85 kilometres northwest of Kitchener, Ont.
OPP say the officer began pursuing the SUV on Wednesday night after observing “a blur of a motor vehicle” — clocked at 191 km/h in a 90 zone — on Morris Road in Morris-Turnberry.
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They say the officer thought the driver was going to stop when the BMW slowed and pulled onto a private laneway, but the driver then began an “off-road adventure” through a corn field.
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Police say after the vehicle bottomed out and nearly got stuck on several occasions, the driver looped back around toward the laneway where the officer used his cruiser to block the exit.
An 18-year-old Markham, Ont., man is charged with dangerous driving, flight while pursued by peace officer, racing a motor vehicle and driving while under suspension.
Police say his BMW – which was leaking fluid – has been impounded for a week and he’s to appear in court in Goderich, Ont., on Aug. 15.
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