A 29-year-old man — “very well known to police,” Coquitlam RCMP say — blew through a Port Coquitlam traffic stop this morning and struck two vehicles, including a police cruiser.
Cpl. Mike McLaughlin said the Maple Ridge resident faces numerous charges following the incident that began when a general duty investigator tried to pull him over on the Mary Hill bypass at Kingsway Avenue.
The suspect then struck the officer’s car and, while another police car also attempted to pull him over near the Broadway Street intersection, he struck a civilian car, McLaughlin said.
The driver was arrested and taken into custody, and the passenger in his vehicle — as well a police officer and the driver of the civilian car — were treated on scene for minor injuries.
It is unknown if drugs or alcohol played a role in the chase but “he’s very well know to police,” McLaughlin said.
