Air1 Follows Suspect after Failing to Stop for Police

A Markham man is facing several charges after he attempted to flee from police in Pickering.
On Sunday, December 16, 2018, at approximately 2:40 a.m., members of West Division responded to an intersection of Altona Road and Finch Avenue after almost 100 vehicles and pedestrians shut down the intersection and started spinning their tires and filming the event on their cellphones. Numerous officers responded to the area which resulted in most of the vehicles dispersing. Two of the vehicles fled northbound on Altona Road at high rates of speed. Police located and attempted to stop one vehicle but discontinued due to safety concerns. Air1 followed one of the vehicles described as a grey BMW towards Highway 401. The suspect vehicle entered the highway where it travelled eastbound at speeds reaching 173 km.