A Sudbury motorcyclist is facing three charges after a red-light collision in the early hours of Oct. 11 that police say followed a series of dangerous driving incidents.
The 26-year-old man first came to police attention shortly before 2:40 a.m., when officers received a report of a motorcycle carrying a passenger and behaving erratically on Notre Dame Avenue. The rider was allegedly swerving across lanes, blocking another vehicle from passing and travelling dangerously close to it.
Police later spotted the motorcycle speeding and passing through red lights. Officers chose not to initiate a traffic stop because of concerns about the rider’s unpredictable behaviour and the risk to public safety.
Roughly 10 minutes later, police were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of Elm, Beatty and Regent streets. Their investigation found that the motorcycle had gone through a red light before colliding with another vehicle.
The rider suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. No other injuries were reported. Police subsequently determined that the man was impaired when the collision occurred.
He has been charged with dangerous driving, impaired driving and stunt driving. Authorities also imposed an automatic 90-day suspension of his driver’s licence and seized the motorcycle. The accused appeared in weekend bail court on Sunday.