Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on August 23, 2019, members from the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had set up a RIDE program on Main Street in the Town of Huntsville, when a vehicle drove through and failed to stop for officers.
The suspect vehicle was located abandoned after being involved in a collision with a parked car. The vehicle occupants fled the scene but were located a short distance away by police and transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
The driver, Tyler SHAKESPEARE, 32-years old and resident of Bracebridge, was arrested and charged with:
• Dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm
• Refuse to provide a blood sample
• Fail to stop at a collision scene
• Flight from police
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking in a schedule I controlled substance – Opioid
• Numerous additional Highway Traffic Act offences and regulations
The 24-year-old female passenger and resident of Huntsville remains in hospital suffering serious injury.
The OPP has notified the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and they have invoked their mandate. As a result, the OPP will not be able to provide any further information.
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