An ATV driver who tried to flee police before he slammed into a police car then suffered a likely opioid overdose that required officers to intervene, the Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service says.

The incident began on Dec. 9, at about 10:09 p.m., when an ATV driver approached a Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service checkpoint on Wikwemikong Way but decided to flee from officers.

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Police attempted to stop the ATV; however, the driver refused, and officers did not pursue in the interest of public safety. Officers remained in the area and continued efforts to locate the driver and ATV.

“The incident concluded when the ATV, travelling on the wrong side of the road, collided with a police vehicle,” Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service said in a release. “The driver was taken into

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