A Saint John man faces a trio of charges after an incident that shut down part of Route 1 west of the city earlier this week.
Mounties say they stopped a suspected suspended driver on Route 1 near Prince of Wales shortly after 11 a.m. Monday and saw a firearm in the vehicle.
“The driver fled the scene in the vehicle, narrowly missing nearby police officers,” RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.
According to police, the vehicle went the wrong way down the highway before getting onto an off-road trail about five kilometres away.
Officers from the RCMP and the Saint John Police Force set up a perimeter, shutting down the highway and urging businesses in the Lorneville area to shelter in place.
Mounties said the vehicle was found empty in a nearby wooded area and the driver emerged from the woods nearby, surrendering to officers without incident.
Calvin Burns-Smith, 27, is charged with flight from police, assaulting a peace officer, and dangerous operation of a conveyance.
Burns-Smith was remanded into custody and is due back in court Thursday for a bail hearing.
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— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) September 22, 2021
