Kitchener man accused fleeing RIDE program near Haliburton
Posted Feb 7, 2019 09:15:00 PM.
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On February 3, 2019 at 8:30 pm officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program on Highway # 35 in the Township of Minden Hills.
Officers approached a pickup truck towing a snowmobile trailer as it entered the RIDE program. The officers observed a Highway Traffic Act offence and requested the driver pull over to the shoulder. The vehicle fled the location and collided with a guardrail and a tree a short distance away. The driver, Daniel LITSCHGY, 34 years of age, of Kitchener, fled on foot injuring himself.
LITSCHGY was arrested and transported to hospital. Further investigation revealed that the snowmobile trailer and two snowmobiles inside were stolen from a local residence. The investigation also revealed a third snowmobile in the back of the pickup truck was stolen from Drumbo, Ontario two days prior.
LITSCHGY was charged with the following offences:
Flight from Peace Officer
Drive motor vehicle – no licence
Use plates not authorized for vehicle
Dangerous Operation
Drive vehicle with Cannabis
No red light on rear of trailer
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
LITSCHGY was held for a bail hearing on Monday February 4, 2019 in Lindsay, Ontario.
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