A 15-year-old boy faces charges, including failure to comply with a release order, after he was stopped during a RIDE program in East Hamilton.

Hamilton Police say officers were conducting a RIDE lane vehicle checkpoint Thursday on Lawrence Rd. as part of ongoing efforts to enforce laws related to impaired and dangerous driving.

A black Honda Odyssey approached the checkpoint around 2:30 a.m. but instead of stopping as directed, the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed, narrowly missing officers.

Police say they followed the vehicle and observed the driver commit several additional traffic offences before the vehicle eventually came to a stop.

The teenage driver, a Hamilton resident who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is also charged with dangerous oper

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