6 days ago
Man charged after crashing vehicle into ditch: P.E.I. RCMP
The Prince Edward Island RCMP has arrested a man who allegedly fled from them and crashed into a ditch on Tuesday.
Police responded to multiple reports of an intoxicated man who was driving recklessly in Montague, Valleyfield and Kilmuir around 2:11 p.m. Officers found the vehicle, but the driver took flight, according to an RCMP news release.
Police say the vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a ditch and the driver, who was not seriously injured, was arrested.
During the arrest, the RCMP says officers found brass knuckles and unsafely stored ammunition.
Cody Allen MacDonald was charged with:
flight from police
impaired driving by alcohol or drug
dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
careless storage of ammunition
unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles)
failure to comply with release order conditions
driving a motor vehicle while licence was suspended or cancelled
MacDonald was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in Georgetown court on Thursday.
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