BONNYVILLE – A 43-year-old man from Bonnyville has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of a collision following a Sept. 28 incident.
Police were called to the scene at about 8:30 p.m., following a report that a vehicle was travelling along Range Road 654 near Bonnyille when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle, going through a fence. The vehicle came to rest on its side.
“The driver was assisted out of the car by a passerby but then fled on foot and was heard to be yelling: ‘I have a bomb strapped to me! Help me,” according to information from Bonnyville RCMP.
RCMP, Fire and EMS searched the area for the man and found him lying in the grass. Emergency services confirmed the man did not have a bomb, and never did have a bomb.
“The male was treated for minor injuries at the Bonnyville hospital and was charged with failing to remain at the scene of a collision,” according to RCMP.