CITY POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
************************* Queen Street between Church Street and Pim Street is temporarily closed off due to a vehicle collision.
Drivers are being asked to use an alternate route to their destination this morning.
City Police have arrested 38-year-old Derek Mark Bethley of Toronto this morning after a short pursuit which resulted in a single motor vehicle collision.
At 5:30 this morning on East Street, officers attempted to stop a 93 Dodge Spirit which was reported stolen out of Toronto.
When the driver failed to stop for police a vehicle pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit remained in the downtown area of the City and concluded minutes after starting when the driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting to make a left hand turn from Pim Street onto Queen Street.
The vehicle struck a post directly in from of the Eastgate Bar.
The driver, Derek Bethley, suffered non-life threatening injuries and has been charged with one count of dangerous driving and one count of possession of stolen property.
He will be appearing in bail court this morning.
The vehicle in this incident has extensive damage to the front end.
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