Kitchener woman arrested after attempt to flee from OPP

A Kitchener woman was arrested after she attempted to flee from Wellington County OPP on Monday, police say.

The OPP said they attempted to pull over a blue pickup truck on Highway 7, west of Guelph. Police say after the truck appeared to stop, it took off again at a high rate of speed through heavy traffic.

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Shortly thereafter, police received a report of a vehicle matching the description in a ditch. Someone saw the woman who was behind the wheel walking away from the incident.

Police tracked her down and arrested her, discovering that the woman’s licence was suspended and that the licence plates had been stolen.

Shannon Payette, 34, of Kitchener was charged with several offences including flight from police and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.