The silver BMW pictured above the wrong way up on the left facet of the Sir John A Macdonald off ramp to Freeway 401 fled from officers who tried to conduct a visitors cease on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in accordance with the OPP. Submitted picture.
Editor’s notice: This text has been up to date because it was initially printed at 3:51 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Please see backside of article for many lately up to date data.
The driving force of a automobile that police tried to cease might quickly be dealing with charges after they refused to cease and misplaced management of their automobile, which rolled over and ended up on its roof at an off ramp to Freeway 401.
At roughly 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, officers with the Frontenac County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) tried to cease a silver BMW for a visitors violation, in accordance with police. When the driving force refused to cease, the automobile took off and later crashed on the 401 off ramp at Sir John A Macdonald Boulevard, the OPP shared in a quick replace to the media.
The Frontenac OPP stated that there have been two folks within the BMW when it crashed, and a type of folks sustained accidents and was transported to hospital by Frontenac Paramedics. Based on police, charges are pending towards the driving force.
The crashed automobile blocked the Freeway 401 off ramp for about two hours whereas police carried out their on-scene investigation. The Frontenac OPP are anticipated to launch additional particulars on this incident tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.
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The Frontenac County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have now launched additional particulars on the rollover that occurred on the Sir John A. Macdonald off ramp of Freeway 401 on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.
Based on police, the preliminary try to cease the automobile occurred whereas travelling on Freeway 401. Simply after 11:30 a.m., an officer with the Frontenac OPP “spotted a silver BMW sedan travelling on the 401 Highway in Kingston… and attempted to stop the vehicle for a traffic offence,” the OPP stated in a press launch the next day, not specifying what the violation was.
In response to Kingstonist inquiries, the OPP stated that the automobile in query was travelling westbound on the freeway from Division Road.
“The individual did not stop the vehicle and accelerated away at increasing speeds. The officer did not continue to follow the vehicle, for public safety reasons,” the OPP stated.
Police relayed that the driving force then veered to exit on the Sir John A Macdonald Boulevard off ramp “with excessive speed.” The BMW then “rolled several times” earlier than coming to a cease within the ditch alongside the off ramp, the OPP reported.
“Officers were called to the collision by a member of the public, where they arrested the driver,” police said, noting that the driving force sustained “minor injuries” and was “transported to the hospital for cuts and lacerations.”
“The vehicle was severely damaged as a result of the collision.”
An eyewitness who noticed the crash happen whereas driving reported that there was an OPP cruiser immediately behind him in visitors. That cruiser, the witness reported, didn’t cease on the crash scene, however continued driving. It’s unclear if that cruiser was the one being pushed by the Frontenac OPP officer who tried the preliminary visitors cease (who didn’t interact in a pursuit for public security, as reported by police above), or one other OPP officer. Police additionally reported that the crash was referred to as into police by “a member of the public,” not a member of the OPP. Kingstonist has inquired with the OPP about this, in addition to what led to the preliminary visitors cease.
Based on police, on account of the investigation into the incident, 19-year-old Shayden Sherbonneau-Knickle of Kingston has been charged with:
Harmful operation of a conveyance (automobile)Flight from a peace officerOperation (of a motorcar) whereas prohibited below the Felony CodeFailure to adjust to a probation orderCareless drivingDriving a motorcar whereas below suspensionUse of a licence plate not licensed for the automobile
The OPP stated Sherbonneau-Knickle was held in custody to attend a bail listening to as we speak, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Police didn’t disclose the outcomes of that listening to.
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In response to Kingstonist inquiries, the Frontenac OPP relayed that the visitors violation that led to the preliminary tried visitors cease within the incident described above was licence plate associated.
There was a discrepancy with the licence plate on the silver BMW, and the officer that famous the discrepancy wanted to cease the automobile in query with a purpose to confirm the plate, Constable Robert Martell, Media Relations Officer for the Frontenac OPP, advised Kingstonist in an electronic mail.
As for the OPP cruiser seen driving previous the crash scene simply after it occurred, Martell stated that he was unsure that the cruiser noticed was driving away from the scene, per se. He recommended that the officer who was trying to cease the automobile merely drove past the scene, circled, after which higher positioned the automobile in consideration of visitors.
“The distance between attempted traffic stop (Division Street) and collision site (Sir John A Macdonald Boulevard) was very close. When terminating any kind of potential ‘Fail to Stop’ occurrence, officers have to pull over and stop before continuing at reasonable, safe speed. The officer is then allowed to continue and verify no collision ahead,” defined Martell, noting that was the circumstances on this case, and that the incident concerned a “very fast collection of occasions. The member of the general public referred to as within the collision on the similar time all of this was occurring, Martell stated.
