A young man who led police on a wild and extremely dangerous one-hour high-speed chase from Osoyoos to Summerland last January was in the midst of a severe mental-health breakdown and drug-induced psychosis that endangered “hundreds of residents,” a judge said Monday in Penticton.

Dylan G. Wolfleg pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, assault and several related charges prior to a sentencing hearing at the Penticton Courthouse. Justice Lisa Wyatt ordered an updated psychiatric assessment to reflect the significant progress Wolfleg has made since being taken into custody several months ago.

Court heard that Wolfleg has shown “tremendous progress” after quitting fentanyl and methamphetamine and entering counselling and treatment at a facility on Vancouver Island. But the Crown detailed how,

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