Man arrested after driving 217 km/h, fleeing from officers: Quebec police

A 23-year-old man was arrested after Quebec provincial police say he reached 217 kilometres per hour in a 70 km/h zone and fled from officers within the Montreal space early Saturday morning.

Police say they noticed a car with out licence plates on Freeway 15 in Montreal round 2:30 a.m.

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Police say the suspect was finally situated in a parking zone in Kahnawake with help from native Peacekeepers.

Police say the suspect tried to flee earlier than colliding with a police car.


He was arrested and will face a number of fees, together with fleeing police and assault with a weapon.

His car was impounded for 30 days and his driver’s licence was suspended for seven days.

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