A Regina man who was trying to get a friend to the hospital has been charged with dangerous driving and evading police after he refused to stop when police tried to pull him over for speeding.
Daren Dieter says all he could think about was getting his buddy Steve Predinchuk to hospital after he'd been attacked with an axe.
Dieter says to him, the most important thing is that his friend is alive, which he doesn't believe would have been the case if he'd pulled over.
But Sgt. Ian Barr of the Regina police says while there are variables in each case, "the one thing that you always must do is stop for the police."
He says police officers don't know why a person isn't stopping the car, but once they find out they can assess the situation and use their discretion.
He says he's stopped vehicles only to find out the passenger is having a baby, and will tell the driver to carry on and get to the hospital.
Barr also notes that when it comes to medical situations, all police vehicle have first aid kits and can call EMS for help.
Predinchuk, who is recovering, said he was sleeping when four masked men broke into his home in the wee hours of May 3, and one of them hit him in the head with what he believes was an axe.
(Global Regina, CJME)
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