RCMP arrest stolen car suspect in Nelson after officer hurt in road block

Police say a 42-year-old man from Trail has been arrested after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle that hit three police cars and injured an officer at a roadblock.

Mounties say an officer in Salmo saw a stolen Toyota Tundra on Tuesday and tried to stop the vehicle, but the suspect sped away.

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Cpl. James Grandy says officers put up a roadblock between Salmo and Nelson, but the driver escaped after hitting three police cars and an officer who was outside his patrol vehicle.

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