Two trucks that jumped over two sets of railway tracks in Estevan on Oct. 11 and 14, have left two young drivers wondering where the intersection went, and left Estevan Police Service personnel with two investigations leading to a number of charges against the track jumpers.
Both drivers attempted to cross the tracks on Souris Avenue, where there is no natural intersection, even if they tried to create one.
During the early morning of Oct. 11, EPS members were alerted to a report of a single vehicle rollover on Souris Ave. where a truck heading south on Souris went across the tracks and rolled after causing some damage to the tracks and, obviously, the truck.
The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle was ejected and left the scene but was located later by police and charged with impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol content was over .08 per cent. He was also found to be in possession of stolen property and further charged with dangerous driving and driving without a valid operator's licence.
The second incident near the same location, occurred around 1 a.m. on Oct. 14 and involved a truck that was being driven northbound on Souris Avenue., which again, hit the tracks.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the truck had been driven off the road and over two sets of tracks before getting stuck on a secondary rail line in the city.
Two tow trucks were required to remove the damaged vehicle.
The truck's driver had fled the scene before police arrived but they were able to track down the 19-year-old and charged him with dangerous operation of a vehicle.
On that same day, EPS members arrested a Regina man following a report of threats being uttered.
While in the process of taking the accused into custody, EPS personnel found that the man was in possession of crack cocaine. He was lodged in cells, pending a court appearance.
Earlier in the week, EPS members initiated a traffic stop in the central part of the city that resulted in a 26-year-old man being arrested for impaired driving and driving without a valid licence. He was transported to police cells where he was lodged until sober. He is now slated for a court appearance on Dec. 2.
On Oct. 9, a 24-year-old man was arrested in the central part of the city for breaching the conditions of his recognizance to refrain from the consumption of alcohol. He was transported to city cells, where he was charged with being intoxicated in public and was released the following day. He now has a court date on Nov. 4 in which he is expected to register a plea regarding the new offence.
On that same evening, EPS members initiated a traffic stop in the city's north central area that resulted in a 20-year-old woman being charged with driving while suspended.
On Oct. 14, EPS members were asked to investigate an incident involving four slashed tires on a vehicle that was parked in the central area of the city.
