By Shaun Penner

Dangerous Driving

Man charged after driving U-Haul dangerously through Grande Prairie

Apr 23, 2021 | 12:09 PM

A Grande Prairie man was arrested following an incident last week involving an allegedly stolen U-Haul being dangerously driven around the city.

Police were alerted of the incident at around 8:20 a.m. on April 16. RCMP say it was then they began receiving several complaints of a U-Haul driving dangerously throughout the Swan City.

Witnesses of the erratic driver told police that the van was travelling at a high rate of speed, running red lights and nearly struck several pedestrians.

RCMP say they quickly attempted to find the erratic U-Haul. Another witness soon after assisted authorities in locating the van in a field west of Carriage Lane Estates.

Police arrived to find the driver not in the U-Haul, but RCMP did find the suspect a short time later in the pond located along the northeast area of Carriage Lane Estates. RCMP say with help from the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service’s Clairmont and Dune stations, the suspect was taken into custody.

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Grande Prairie resident Calvin Campbell has now been charged with several offences, including dangerous operation of motor vehicle, theft of a motor vehicle, mischief under $5,000, break and enter to commit theft, obstruction, and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.

Campbell was also charged under the Traffic Safety Act for driving while unauthorized and driving a motor vehicle without insurance.

Following a judicial interim release hearing, Campbell was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on April 28.

“Grande Prairie RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance in getting timely information that assisted police in bringing this serious and potentially life-threatening situation to an end,” says Sgt. Shawn Graham of the Grande Prairie RCMP.

Anyone who has dash camera footage involving this incident from between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 16 is asked to come forward to the Grande Prairie RCMP at 780-830-5700 or their local police.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.