Two arrests on Port Mann cause rush-hour bridge closure
Posted March 21, 2017 2:56 pm.
Last Updated March 22, 2017 6:37 am.
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BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – A black Jeep Cherokee caused some chaos in Burnaby on Monday, eventually leading to a rush-hour closure on the Port Mann bridge.
Mounties say it started just after 6:30 p.m. when calls started coming in about the Cherokee driving erratically around Canada Way and Willingdon Avenue. One witness said the driver tried to run a woman over.
When police showed up, the Jeep hit two cars, avoided police cruisers, and sped away. Officers did not give chase.
About 45 minutes later, police were told that same Jeep crashed into a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of the Port Mann bridge. Witnesses say the driver and his female passenger were shouting at each other.
Officers from three different police agencies were called to the bridge, and the two suspects were arrested.
Nobody was injured in the crashes.
Charges have yet to be laid in the case. Anyone with relevant information is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
