Police chase ends in crash, pending charges
Incident on Royal Road results in vehicle rollover after it tried to flee from pursuing officers
Several people were taken in custody after a pursuit and subsequent crash of a suspect vehicle, the Fredericton Police Force reports.
“On Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, Fredericton police attempted to stop a vehicle as they believed there was a wanted individual on board,” police force spokesperson Sonya Gilks wrote in an email to the Fredericton Independent on Friday.
The vehicle in question didn’t stop as directed Thursday night, she said, and in fact, it fled from police.
“Police pursued the vehicle, and it eventually slid off the road,” Gilks wrote.
“The individuals in question were taken into custody.”
Despite the vehicle rolling over in the crash, she said, there were no injuries.
The people in the vehicle were taken into custody, Gilks wrote, and the matter remains under investigation.
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