FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

Sûreté du Québec officers were kept busy earlier this week with a high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle on Highway 40 in Vaudreuil-Dorion ended with a crash.

According to the SQ’s Vaudreuil-Soulanges East detachment, the vehicle being chased had been reported stolen. A 19-year-old was taken into custody. He faces charges of car theft and fleeing police. Additional charges, including reckless driving, obstruction and possession of a stolen vehicle, could be laid, said SQ spokesperson Valérie Beauchamp.

The drama unfolded Monday at about 4:45 a.m. when officers attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on westbound Highway 40 in Vaudreuil-Dorion. Instead of stopping, the driver continued speeding before losing control of the vehicle and striking another car. No injuries were reported.

A brief foot chase followed, but the fleeing suspect was quickly nabbed by SQ officers. Beauchamp said the young man was arrested and released, and will appear in court at a later date. The SQ did not say where the suspect resides.