New Westminster police have charged the driver of a car caught speeding through Queen’s Park on Halloween night.
As previously reported by The Record, police spotted a vehicle around 6:55 p.m. allegedly driving erratically down Queens Avenue near Fourth Street on Oct. 31. Officers with the operational support unit (also known as the bike squad) pursued the vehicle as it sped down Third Street, hitting a street sign at Townsend Place and driving over a resident’s lawn.
The driver eventually abandoned the vehicle at Fourth Street and Regina Street, and was arrested by police a short time later.
Following an investigation, which included witness reports from the community, charges have now been approved against 31-year-old Joonhee Hee Cho, a resident of New Westminster, according to a media release from police.
“We are extremely thankful to the many members of the community that came forward to assist our investigators in this matter,” Sgt. Chad Johnston, spokersperson for the New Westminster Police Department, said in the release. “We are pleased we were able to gather the necessary evidence to lay charges against this individual so he can be held accountable for his actions.”
Cho is charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failing to remain at the scene of an accident, obstructing a peace officer, failing to stop a motor vehicle, and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license.
Cho is scheduled to be in New Westminster provincial court on Feb. 4 to set a date for his trial.
