GUELPH – A motorcyclist who fled a Guelph Police Service officer late last month while wearing a sweater that read ‘Come get me’ on the back has been arrested.
Just after 7pm on May 29th, police say an officer observed a motorcycle with no licence plate driving erratically in the area of Stone Road West and Edinburgh Road South.
The officer pulled next to the motorcycle at a red light and told the driver to pull over. Instead, the driver fled, reaching an estimated 120 km/h along Stone Road. In the interest of public safety, he was not pursued.
A Guelph Police social media post about the interaction has been viewed more than 575,000 times and led to several witnesses providing information about the motorcyclist’s identity.
On Friday, police say a 20-year-old Guelph man was arrested for dangerous driving, flight from police, stunt driving, and Highway Traffic Act charges.
His licence was immediately suspended for 30 days, and his motorcycle – portions of which have since been wrapped in red in an apparent attempt to avoid detection – was seized for 14 days.
