Lac du Bonnet man charged after off-road vehicle gets stuck in ditch
A 38-year-old man was charged with flight from police after an off-road vehicle got stuck in a ditch along Highway 11, the RCMP said.
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A Lac du Bonnet RCMP officer arrested a 38-year-old man after an off-road vehicle went into a ditch and got stuck along Highway 11 in the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet on Nov. 3. Police said the driver was charged with flight from police and remanded in custody.
The officer was travelling on the highway at 4:50 p.m. when he saw the off-road vehicle crossing and driving on the road, according to the RCMP. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over, but it did not stop for police. Instead, police said, the driver went into the ditch.
The vehicle became stuck in the ditch, and the driver was arrested quickly and without incident, the RCMP said. Police identified him as Kelly Bruneau, 38, of the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet.
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Bruneau was charged with flight from police and remanded in custody. He was also served with provincial offence notices totalling $1,144 in fines, according to police. The notices were issued for the following three offences:
- Operating an unregistered off-road vehicle;
- Driving an off-road vehicle while disqualified; and
- Operating an off-road vehicle across a roadway and shoulder without a valid driver's licence.
The RCMP said its Lac du Bonnet detachment continues to investigate the incident.
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Official source: RCMP
