After ramming a police vehicle and driving away, the driver of a truck was involved in a crash in Sherwood Park on Tuesday afternoon, according to Edmonton police.
It started at 2:10 p.m., when officers saw a black truck with “a mismatched licence plate” in the area of 82 Avenue and 87 Street, EPS said.
Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver drove away “after ramming a marked police vehicle several times.”
The truck left Edmonton and went into Sherwood Park, “with EPS officers engaged in continued attempts to stop the vehicle.”
Police said the truck driver was speeding in both municipalities.
The truck collided with an “uninvolved civilian vehicle” after driving through a red light at the intersection of Wye Road and Salisbury Way at around 2:17 p.m., police said.
A person in the car was treated and taken to hospital with what police said appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.
The man in the truck was arrested, assessed by EMS and initially cleared to remain in police custody, EPS said, but was later taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
No EPS officers were injured.
East and westbound lanes of Wye Road were closed between Ash Street and Sherwood Drive until around 9 p.m. RCMP said traffic was being re-routed “out of the area.”
Edmonton polices said “several charges” are pending against the driver of the truck.
Jeremiah Cassidy had just started work nearby when he heard sirens and a big bang.
“We opened the door and there was a turned-over truck. Police were right on scene instantly. They had him at gunpoint and he was crawling out of the car. They were yelling at him to come out of the car.
“They had him arrested instantly. I saw that he hit another car and his truck was overturned. I figured it was a police chase coming out of Edmonton because the Edmonton police were in Sherwood Park,” Cassidy said.
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