Beaverlodge RCMP charged a Grande Prairie man with alleged impaired driving after conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 43 in the County of Grande Prairie.
According to police, on March 8th, at approximately 11:30 p.m., RCMP attempted to stop a pickup truck; however, police say the driver failed to stop and fled at a “high rate of speed.”
The RCMP says a pursuit was not initiated, but the vehicle was located shortly after stuck in a snow bank. Upon investigation, officers discovered the driver was deemed to be impaired. As a result, 32-year-old Grande Prairie resident Matthew Michael Murphy was charged with impaired driving provincially.
Additionally, the RCMP says Murphy was wanted out of a Beaverlodge for an alleged sexual assault and sexual interference on a minor from July 2023. Investigators add that Murphy was also wanted out of Beaverlodge for flight from police and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle from April 2023.
Murphy was brought before a justice of the peace and released. He is scheduled to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Grande Prairie on March 25th.