Red Deer man among eight arrested in police chase near Drayton Valley
Eight people including a man from Red Deer have been arrested and dangerous weapons seized after police stopped a stolen vehicle Tuesday near Drayton Valley.
Capital Region West RCMP Traffic Services said they attempted to stop a van that was speeding along Highway 620 at around 11 a.m. and that the van did not stop, but police were able to get the licence plate.
Shortly after, a 911 report was called in, saying the same van was spotted speeding through a construction zone. Police from Evansburg were able to find the van and continued to follow it on Highway 16 until it ran out of gas a short time later.
Highway 16 eastbound was closed as police conducted what the referred to as a “high-risk arrest” of all eight of the van’s occupants. The highway was opened again immediately after the occupants were in custody.