Police chase on Highway 401

One man is in custody after a police pursuit involving collisions on Highway 401 in the Shannonville area early last night (Wednesday).

The OPP were pursuing what they believed to be a vehicle stolen from Lyndhurst, north of Gananoque, on Wednesday evening.

Police then received a number of driving complaints in Kingston on the 401.

A Lennox & Addington OPP officer observed the vehicle travelling westbound on Highway 401 at a high rate of speed in Loyalist Township and attempted to stop the motor vehicle but the driver failed to yield and continued westbound.

As the suspect vehicle entered the Town of Greater Napanee on Highway 401, further attempts were made to bring the vehicle to a stop.

During that attempt, two police cruisers and the suspect vehicle sustained minor damage but the vehicle continued westbound.

A short while later, the suspect vehicle entered the ditch and came to a stop near the Belleville/Tyendinaga Township border.

The driver fled the vehicle into a wooded area north of the highway. An OPP canine unit tracked the suspect to a property where the suspect was found hiding inside an outbuilding.

Jack David Bradley, 31 year-old from Lyndhurst, Ontario was arrested at the scene and has been charged with:

• Theft of a motor vehicle;
• Dangerous Operation of a motor vehicle;
• Flight from Police;
• Driving while prohibited; and
• Breach of a probation order , all contrary to the Criminal Code.

He appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice, via video link, for a bail hearing Thursday afternoon.