Man leads Toronto-area police on wild chase on wrong way of highway
WHITBY, Ont. — A 31-year-old man has been charged after leading police on a chase going the wrong way on a major highway east of Toronto.
Durham Regional police said they received a call from provincial police about a possible drunk driver in a van on Highway 401 around 10 p.m. Wednesday in Whitby, Ont.
Officers found the van, which was reported stolen in York region, in a Tim Hortons parking lot, according to Sgt. Bill Calder.
The driver took off got on the highway as police cruisers followed, Calder alleged, but turned around on an off ramp and began driving the wrong way as he spotted police.