GUELPH – An Erin man faces several charges after he was caught while attempting to flee police on his motorcycle Saturday morning, Guelph police report.
Just before 2 a.m. police observed a Ducati motorcycle driving around a Road Closed sign near Macdonell Street and Wyndham Street North. The roads were closed for pedestrian safety as part of the city’s Safe Semester initiative.
As officers approached the male he smiled, started the motorcycle and attempted to flee but officers on foot were able to catch and detain him. Investigation revealed the bike is not insured and had a fake licence plate attached.
A 22-year-old Erin man is charged with flight from police, disobeying a sign, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and using an unauthorized licence plate.
