On May 27, 2017, at approximately 1:10am, Selkirk Traffic Services conducted a traffic stop involving a northbound truck on Highway 9. The vehicle was traveling at a speed of 130 km/h and did not have front or rear lights on.
Police say that the officer stopped the vehicle, though the driver failed to turn the vehicle off. Instructions were repeated to turn the vehicle off, but the truck fled the scene instead. The officer then alerted other RCMP members and as a reslult, many RCMP vehicles responded to the area. The truck was then spotted again on Ferry Road in East Selkirk where it once again sped off. No pursuit was initiated as Ferry Road is a dead-end road.
Just after 3am, officers located the vehicle where it had left the roadway, entered the ditch and collided with a culvert. The male driver had fled on foot and two female passengers were still with the vehicle. A 37-year-old Winnipeg woman had serious injuries and was transported to hospital. A 36-year-old Dauphin woman had minor injuries.
RCMP Police Dog Services, the Criminal Collision Investigative Team and a RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist all attended the scene to assist with the investigation.
RCMP report that the driver, 26-year-old Jordan Michaud from Scanterbury, was located by RCMP officers walking into Selkirk. He was arrested and is subsequently facing numerous charges, including charges related to the stolen vehicle.
