Photo courtesy FSJ RCMP

By Erika Rolling

Crime

Man charged for driving dangerously with woman and baby in vehicle

Jul 31, 2024 | 12:00 PM

On Sunday July 28, 2024, the Fort St John RCMP responded to multiple reports of a female passenger in a car that was in distress, and being potentially held against her will by her partner.

The vehicle she was in, along with a young baby, was travelling at a high rate of speed in the Cecil Lake area, northeast of the City of Fort St John.

Officers located the vehicle matching the description of reports and initiated a traffic stop, when the driver of the vehicle hit the police cruiser and fled at a high rate of speed.

Mounties chased the vehicle to preserve the safety of the woman and baby.

The vehicle eventually came to a stop in the middle of a field in the Rose Prairie Road/Cecil Lake Road area, where police were able to arrest the male driver.

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The woman and baby were assessed at the scene and appeared well, but were sent to hospital as a precautionary measure.

The unidentified driver was released from custody on an Undertaking with protective conditions, and faces charges of:

• Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
• Flight from Police
• Endangering a Child

Additional Motor Vehicle Act charges are being forwarded to the BC Crown Prosecution Service for consideration as well.

The drivers court date is on September 9, 2024.