Two Victoria B.C. residents face a total of 16 charges after a road rage incident on Highway 17 in the Nipigon area.
Provincial Police responded to a report of a vehicle that rammed a motorcycle and pushed it off the road around 2:00 on the afternoon of July 29.
Police say the driver failed to stop following the collision and was traveling in excess of 180 kilometres per hour.
The Trans-Canada was closed in both directions to contain the area and the vehicle and was later found on a side road.
Officers arrested the two individuals and seized a large quantity of fentanyl, hydromorphone, morphine sulfate, crystal methamphetamine and cocaine.
Police also found cell phones, a combat knife and a baton.
OPP say 34 year old Derick Brown faces nine charges, while 21 year old Amelia Fisher-Levesque faces seven charges.
Charge breakdown:
Derick BROWN, 34 of Victoria BC was arrested and charged with nine offences including:
· Public mischief, contrary to sec. 140(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC)
· Trafficking a schedule 1 substance (cocaine), contrary to sec. 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
· Operation of a conveyance in a manner dangerous to the public resulting in bodily harm, contrary to section 320.13(2) of the CC
· Possession of a schedule 1 substance (morphine sulfate), contrary to sec. 5(2) of the CDSA
· Possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule 1 substance (hydromorphone) contrary to sec. 5(3)(a) of the CDSA
· Possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule 1 substance (fentanyl) contrary to sec. 5(3)(a) of the CDSA
· Trafficking a schedule 1 substance (crystal methamphetamine), contrary to sec. 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
· Failure to comply with a condition of a release order (possession of knife), contrary to sec. 145(5)(a) of the CC
· Possession of a weapon (baton and combat knife) for a purpose dangerous to the public, contrary to sec. 88 of the CC
Amelia FISHER-LEVESQUE, 21 of Victoria, BC was arrested and charged with seven offences including:
· Public mischief, contrary to sec. 140(1)(b) of the CC
· Trafficking a schedule 1 substance (cocaine), contrary to sec. 5(1) of the CDSA
· Trafficking a schedule 1 substance (crystal methamphetamine), contrary to sec. 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
· Possession of a schedule 1 substance (morphine sulfate), contrary to sec. 5(2) of the CDSA
· Possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule 1 substance (hydromorphone) contrary to sec. 5(3)(a) of the CDSA
· Possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule 1 substance (fentanyl) contrary to sec. 5(3)(a) of the CDSA
· Possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace contrary to sec. 88 of the CC
