Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the latest information supplied by police.
A Tweed, Ont., woman faces multiple charges after allegedly fleeing from police during a traffic stop in Quinte West early Friday.
According to Quinte West OPP, shortly after midnight, officers responded to a report of an erratic driver travelling eastbound on Highway 401 through the Quinte West area. Officers located and stopped the suspect vehicle on the highway, east of Wallbridge Loyalist Road.
Police say officers attempted to place the driver under arrest and they allegedly drove away.
Around 2 a.m., the suspect was located in Marlbank by Napanee OPP and was arrested without incident.
Hollie Alicia Leveque, 28, of Tweed was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from a peace officer and escaping lawful custody.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Belleville on Oct. 1, OPP said.
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