A Prince George man faces charges following a wild ride early Sunday morning that ended in a head-on collision with a semi-truck on Highway 1 near Chase.
Edward Gary Felix, 33, has been charged with one count each of dangerous driving, fleeing police and breaching probation and remained in custody as of Monday.
Police said the events began just after 3 a.m. when a suspected impaired driver refused to pull over. An alert was issued to other RCMP officers in the area and the vehicle was found swerving shoulder to shoulder and into oncoming traffic and at speeds over 140 km/h, according to police.
"Recognizing the possible risk to other motorists, the officer activated his emergency equipment in an attempt to stop the vehicle and alert any on-coming traffic," RCMP said. "The vehicle disappeared around a 90-degree bend in the roadway, soon thereafter Chase RCMP officers discovered the vehicle had collided head-on with an oncoming semi-truck."
Felix was arrested nearby with help from a police service dog, while a 30-year-old Abbotsford woman was arrested at the scene and later released from custody.
"We are thankful that the semi-truck driver, our officers or any other members of the public were not injured as a result of this driver's blatant disregard to anyone's safety," said B.C. RCMP Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet.
Felix is known to police and the court in Prince George.
In October 2018, he was sentenced to 18 months probation in relation to a series of break-ins in the Norman Lake area. The counts included fleeing police after a spike belt was used to stop the getaway vehicle.
