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OPP officer dragged along Toronto’s Hwy. 400 at high speed, police say

Investigators are asking anyone who may have information about the incident to contact OPP. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press File

TORONTO – Provincial police are appealing to a driver who allegedly dragged an officer along a Toronto highway at high speed to turn himself in.

OPP Const. Lauren Ball says the officer suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident early Tuesday morning on Highway 400 and was released from hospital later that day.

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Investigators say the officer, who was discovered injured on the side of the highway, had pulled over a car around 12:30 a.m.

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It’s alleged that as the officer was speaking with him, the driver fled at a high speed, dragging the officer a distance before he was able to break free.

OPP describe the suspect vehicle as a black Audi.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have information about the incident to contact OPP.

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