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Two people injured after failing to stop for RIDE checkpoint in Huntsville

The fleeing vehicle was found abandoned after being involved in a collision with a parked car
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Failing to stop for an OPP RIDE stop in Huntsville has led to the arrest of one man, while a female passenger remains in hospital with serious injuries.

Shortly before 2 a.m. this morning, Huntsville OPP officers had set up a RIDE program on Main Street in Huntsville, when a vehicle drove through and failed to stop.

The vehicle was found abandoned after being involved in a collision with a parked pickup truck and trailer. The two occupants fled the scene but were located a short distance away by police and taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries.  

The driver, Tyler Shakespeare, 32, of Bracebridge was arrested and charged with:

  • Dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm
  • Refuse to provide a blood sample
  • Fail to stop at a collision scene
  • Flight from police
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking in a schedule I controlled substance - Opioid
  • Numerous additional Highway Traffic Act offences and regulations.

The 24-year-old female passenger and resident of Huntsville remains in hospital with serious injuries. 

The OPP has notified the province's Special Investigations Unit.