Joshua Daniel Poirier, 33, has been charged with flight from a police officer, dangerous operation of a vehicle and driving while disqualified or prohibited

A man is facing multiple dangerous driving and other charges after a motorcyclist fled an attempted police traffic stop and sped north of the city on Thursday.

An officer observed the motorcyclist driving without a licence plate at roughly 11:10 a.m., according to a Calgary Police Service news release. He was travelling west along 17th Avenue S.E., near 31st Street.

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“When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the motorcyclist drove onto a sidewalk and a pedestrian pathway leading into a park,” the release stated.

After driving through the park, the motorcyclist returned to the road and drove north through the

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