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A Driver Hit Speeds Of '160 km/h' & 'Swerved Into Oncoming Lanes' Before Crashing In Vancouver

"It's a miracle no innocent people were hurt."

A Driver Hit Speeds Of '160 km/h' & 'Swerved Into Oncoming Lanes' Before Crashing In Vancouver
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Western Canada Editor

A driver reached speeds of up to 160 km/h trying to evade police moments before they crashed, according to a police officer.

Sergeant Mark Christensen, of the Vancouver Police Department, said while doing speed enforcement on Granville Street and 54th Avenue they clocked an Audi driving in the curb lane at 130 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

He said that as officers went to flag the car over, the driver accelerated to an "estimated 160km, swerved into oncoming lanes, narrowly missing officers."

Sgt. Christensen said the driver sped off but as they attempted to make a right turn on 57th Avenue, they crashed.

The driver was trapped in their vehicle and had to be rescued by Vancouver Fire Rescue Services. The driver was then taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Sgt. Christensen said that the driver has now been charged with dangerous driving after the incident, which happened a couple of weeks ago, and they have been banned from driving for six months.

He added: "It’s a miracle no innocent people were hurt."

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      Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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