Fort Frances Car Chase

A Fort Frances Youth faces a number charges in connection to a lengthy car chase this past weekend.

The OPP in Fort Frances says they tried to pull over a vehicle after they noticed the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt early Sunday morning.

The driver refused to stop and ran through several intersections, failingto stop at traffic lights and stop signs.

The car eventually drove into a dead end road at Pithers Point Park.

Police blocked off the exit, but the driver rammed through the cruisers and sped off.

Officers finally managed to force the car off the road into a snowbank.

The occupants of the vehicle fled on foot, but were caught a short timelater.

The driver has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, fleeing from police,
three counts of assault of a peace officer with a weapon, and two counts of mischief under five thousand dollars.