“Wrecked – into the trees.”

That’s the moment a police helicopter captured a suspect vehicle rolling off the road, putting an end to a lengthy police chase and a weeklong search for a suspect.

It also marked the culmination of dramatic helicopter footage – shared by Alberta RCMP Thursday – which showed a vehicle racing down the highway at speeds of up to 215 km/h, an alleged attempted robbery at a gas station, and ultimately the rollover that ended in an arrest.

Authorities say the Oct. 24 pursuit began at a southeast Edmonton home, where the wanted suspect – a 31-year-old man – drove off in an allegedly stolen vehicle just prior to an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) tactical team moving in for the arrest.

EPS and RCMP helicopters tracked the vehicle to the Beaumont area and recorded “ve

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