A 22-year-old man from Cochrane is facing numerous charges following an incident on Twelfth Avenue early Monday morning.
"At approximately 1:45 a.m., members of the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Twelfth Avenue in Cochrane,” police said in a news release Tuesday.
The driver refused to stop and fled from police, however the vehicle was located a short time later.
“Stunt driver fled from police, resisted arrest, then refused to provide breath sample,” said police.
He is now charged with stunt driving, stunt driving, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, failing to stop at a stop sign, fleeing from police, resisting a peace officer and refusal to comply with demand.
The driver also received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days.
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear in court on April 4 to answer to the charges.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
