A 37-year-old Saskatoon man is facing criminal charges after a police chase and crash in the city on Wednesday morning.
Police say it began around 8:45 a.m. CST when callers reported a black car being driven erratically in the wrong lanes and through red lights. An officer tried to stop it in the City Park neighbourhood, on the 900 block of Seventh Avenue North, but the driver took off speeding, police said in a news release.
The chase ended around 9:30 a.m. when the driver hit a truck on the University Bridge. The crash was severe enough that it shut down traffic in both directions for much of the morning.
WATCH | Dashcam shows moment driver of car hits truck:
Dashcam shows driver hit truck on University Bridge
Dashcam video shows the moment a black car being driven erratically hit a truck on the University Bridge in Saskatoon on Wednesday morning.
With the Broadway Bridge still closed, this created a ripple of traffic snarls on College Drive and throughout the downtown.
There were no serious injuries reported.
The driver is charged with dangerous driving, evading police and impaired driving.