Edmonton police say the driver of a tractor trailer is facing impaired driving charges after what police call a “dangerous driving spree” in the Walker area Monday.
The Edmonton Police Service says it responded around 6:25 p.m. to multiple reports of a tractor and flatbed trailer swerving erratically while going 150 km/h on Anthony Henday Drive.
Police allege the truck entered the Walker area and hit a parked vehicle, knocked over a tree and ran a red light at 50 Street and 22 Avenue SW.
Authorities say the truck was going 100 km/h on 50 Street – a 70 zone – and later drove through a ditch. While on 34 Street SW, the truck is said to have “rear-ended a Dodge Ram with five occupants, veered off the road, struck several trees, and came to a stop in a field.”
The 25-year-old male driver of the Ram was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The other four occupants were taken to hospital for precautionary reasons, police say.
The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.
A 39-year-old man was arrested on scene and had his licence suspended. He was charged with impaired operation causing bodily harm, dangerous operation causing bodily harm and refusal to provide breath sample.
The EPS major collision investigations unit is investigating.
