A snowmobiler is facing a list of charges, after he allegedly tried to avoid the police in Tay Township.
Members of the snowmobile patrol unit were on duty last Thursday, when they were checking riders for impairment, equipment and trail passes on the OFSC “C” trail.
At 12:11 p.m. OPP Provincial Constables Hamilton and Anderson attempted to stop a snowmobiler at a R.I.D.E. check stop on the OFSC “C” trail where it stops at Triple Bay Road in Tay Township.
Police say the operator of the snowmobile did not stop for the officers and continued to drive away stopping some distance past the check stop.
After returning to the check stop and having a brief conversation with the officers, the operator fled the scene on the snowmobile leaving the officers at the R.I.D.E. check stop.
Shortly afterwards, the officers where notified by a citizen of a snowmobile that had crashed into a wire page fence at the intersection of Triple Bay Road and Highway 12.
The officers at the R.I.D.E. check stop attended the scene and located a lone damaged snowmobile with no operator matching the one that had fled from the R.I.D.E. check stop moments before.
Another member of the public advised the officers of a person in a snowmobile suit with a helmet in hand running on the OFSC trail towards the Hogg Bay Trestle.
Constable Hamilton was able to catch up and arrest the person and through investigation identify the person as the snowmobile operator involved in the snowmobile crash and the failure to stop for the officers at the R.I.D.E. stop earlier.
The OPP say Christopher Conner (26 years of Tay Township) is charged with the following offences contrary to the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act of Ontario:
- Careless driving
- Fail to stop for police officer
- Fail to wear proper helmet
- Disobey sign
- Drive motorized snow vehicle, trail permit not issued
The accused was released from custody to appear before the Ontario Provincial Offences Court in Penetanguishene on April 8, 2021.
