Police in Nova Scotia had to wait for a white Camaro to stop for gas before they were able to catch up with the driver, who is accused of travelling at 192 km/h in a school zone and ignoring officers’ requests to pull over.
The Halifax Regional Police say the Chevrolet Camaro was initially spotted doing 200 km/h on Highway 102 north of Halifax, where the maximum speed limit ranges from 100-110 km/h. An officer attempted to pull the vehicle over but it did not slow down and ultimately got away.
Another officer spotted the vehicle a short time later in nearby Bedford, where it was clocked at 192 km/h on Rocky Lake Drive, near Rocky Lake Junior High School.
“We don’t normally see speeds close to four times over the posted speed limit,” Const. Kristine Fraser, spokesperson for the Halifax Regional Police, told CTV Atlantic.
Police set up a road block to try to stop the vehicle, but it narrowly slipped through. The Camaro was also seen crossing the solid median line into the oncoming lane to pass, police said.
Officers ultimately caught up with the vehicle in the parking lot of a gas station at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, approximately 15 minutes after the chase began.
Sources told CTV Atlantic about six police cars arrived at the gas station for the arrest. Sources also say there was a passenger in the vehicle.
Marshall Ellis, 20, of Elderbank, N.S., has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from police. He was also ticketed for an expired registration and operating a motor vehicle without a liability policy.
None of the allegations have been tested in court.
With a report from CTV Atlantic's Emily Baron Cadloff
