A Manitoba man is facing a number of charges after police say he was caught driving more than three times the speed limit while impaired — and then falsely told officers that the driver of the vehicle was a man who had kidnapped him. RCMP say the officers were patrolling Highway 7 in the rural municipality of Rockwood, north of Winnipeg, around 1 a.m. Tuesday when they saw a speeding vehicle. The man got out of his vehicle and told police he had been kidnapped and that his captor — who was driving the car — had taken off into the bushes. The 51-year-old man from the RM of Rockwood was arrested and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. He is also facing charges under the Highway Traffic Act in Manitoba for driving while disqualified, driving an unregistered vehicle and speeding.

Source: CBC News July 14, 2020 23:37 UTC