revrnd Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 The Canadian Press Date: Monday Jan. 23, 2012 10:26 AM ET SMITH-ENNISMORE-LAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ont.— An Alberta man is due in an Ontario court today to face charges stemming from a snowmobile chase involving police.Provincial police say officers tried to stop a snowmobile carrying an adult and a child northwest of Peterborough, Ont., because neither was wearing a helmet. Police say the snowmobile sped off and that speeds reached more than 100 kilometres per hour, with police in Saturday's pursuit. The snowmobile stopped at a trailer at the Bailey's Bay Resort and the driver fled, leaving behind the five-year-old child who was not injured. The driver was apprehended inside a trailer after a scuffle during which he was pepper sprayed. Scott Milton McKenzie, 25, of Fort McMurray, Alta., is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, escape by flight, failing to stop for police, resisting arrest, driving while prohibited, driving a motorized snow vehicle without insurance and without a helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackher Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 With a kid on board....idiot what a sight for the kid huh whether it was the uncle, father, brother whatever this poor kid and total reckless on the drivers behalf with or without a child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweese Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What about a charge for endangering the life of the 5 year old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Burgo Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What about a charge for endangering the life of the 5 year old? Hopefully he got a "special" charge for that one on the spot once they arrested him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Police say the snowmobile sped off I wonder if he'll say in his defence that the throttle stuck? The report never referred to the idgit as a snowmobiler, but is any wonder the non-sledding, general public thinks we're all knuckle draggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 This made AM640 news in Toronto, this morning. Why don't they promote the positive aspects of snowmobiling???? Sensationalism (and stupidity) sells, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couchrocket500 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 This made AM640 news in Toronto, this morning. Why don't they promote the positive aspects of snowmobiling???? Sensationalism (and stupidity) sells, I guess. Yup, and likely the report just came directly from a police report. You'd think a reporter could have reached out to a OFSC rep to get our opinion of this type of behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hopefully he got a "special" charge for that one on the spot once they arrested him. I think the pepper spray would fall into that category. The 1st mention I saw of it was on the CP24 ticker this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectordevil Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 it was the very first thing the peterboughrough chex news talked about tonight at 6pm !!!! and i heard it on the radio station about 5 times today at work !!! unreal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satrat Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 here is the full article from the canoe.ca website Man charged after snowmobile chase: Cops By QMI Agency (QMI Agency file photo) PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — An Alberta man faces several charges after leading Ontario police on a high-speed snowmobile chase Saturday while his five-year-old son rode on the back without a helmet, police say. Snow vehicle patrol officers tried to stop a snowmobile near Bailey's Bay on Chemong Lake, located about 160 km northeast of Toronto. The driver and his passenger, a young child, weren't wearing helmets, police said. The driver allegedly refused to stop, turning back to Bailey's Bay and speeding off. Officers followed. Police said speeds reached 100 km/h during the chase. Police said the driver reached a trailer at Bailey's Bay Resort, jumped off the snowmobile and abandoned the child. An officer followed on foot, police said, wrestling with the driver on the deck and in the trailer. The man continued to fight police until he was pepper-sprayed, police said. The child wasn't hurt during the ordeal. Scott Milton McKenzie, 25, is charged with dangerous driving, escape by flight, resisting arrest and two counts driving while prohibited. Under the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act, he's charged with failing to stop for police, escape by flight, driving a snow vehicle without insurance and driving a snow vehicle without a helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couchrocket500 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Could be some hefty fines there, maybe even jail time. Serves him right. Dummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snocrazy Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 What a TOOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Astonishing. I'm don't know what to say ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ... I don't know what to say ! Alert the media...this must be a first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Alert the media...this must be a first! "Give me a moment, or if you'd rather not, that's OK too. Is there any more beer?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 The trailer park in question is just east of Fowler's Corners @ the south end of Chemong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 What about a charge for endangering the life of the 5 year old? I agree totally, and did not see any mention of this at all in the charges he was facing. Pretty sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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