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Driver a danger to public, Calgary police pin and disable truck with cruisers
Four Calgary Police Service cruisers were needed to disable a 20-year old drunk driver’s vehicle on the streets of northwest Calgary early Saturday morning.
Just after 1 a.m. Calgary Police Service officers responded to a complaint of a collision in the Market Mall parking lot located at 3625 Shaganappi Tr. N.W.
Police say a full size pickup truck had driven through a line of shopping carts and then collided with a parked vehicle before coming to a stop with its engine still running.
The driver appeared to be heavily intoxicated, according to police, and would not respond to attempts to get him out of the truck.
The driver suddenly hit the accelerator, pushing the parked vehicle out of the way, and began driving erratically through the parking lot, over a median and then proceeded southbound on 49 St. N.W.
The truck was followed by the HAWC helicopter. Police say the vehicle bounced off curbs on both sides of the street, drove over a median and into a fence off 32 Ave. NW. The driver then continued eastbound on 32 Ave.
At the intersection with Shaganappi Tr. the driver drove through a red light, narrowly missing a vehicle that was proceeding through the intersection on a green light.
Given the extreme risk to the public, the Calgary Police Services Duty Inspector authorized the officers to make intentional vehicle contact truck to a stop.
Using four police cruisers, officers were successful in pushing the truck off the road and pinning it, preventing it from moving again.
The driver was arrested without further incident, according to Calgary police.
There were no injuries to the officers, the public or the offender.
The four police vehicles and the offenders truck suffered extensive damage.
Calgary police currently have a 20 year old male in custody and numerous criminal charges are pending.
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