The police chase took place Thursday night on Highway 85 in Témiscouata.
An individual who committed the offense was first spotted in Dégelis around 8:45 pm by police conducting a radar operation. When an attempt was made to stop him, the driver fled and traveled a distance of 55 kilometers before being overtaken by police.
Several times he drives in the opposite direction, he drives in gas station parking lots, he oscillates at speeds that vary between 70 and 160 kilometers per hour sometimes.explanation of the spokesman for the Sûreté du Québec, Nicolas Scholtus.
The individual, from another province, also threw a metal bar at police during the pursuit, which ended at kilometer 60 in the Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata sector. The vehicle was stopped by a studded mat attached by police and had to stop traffic in the area due to the operation.
The 31-year-old driver was arrested for dangerous driving, hit and run and assault with a weapon.
According to the Sûreté du Québec, the arrested man was alone in his vehicle at the time of the incident.
He is due to appear on Friday in Rivière-du-Loup.
Source: Radio-Canada
