Merritt crime spree ends with Coquihalla crash

Jan 14, 2016 | 3:45 PM

KAMLOOPS — A man is in custody after leading police officers on an adventure last night.

Mounties responded to the report of an impaired driver on the Coquihalla Highway last night, but soon determined the truck had been stolen out of Merritt earlier in the evening, along with other property and guns.

While an officer followed the pickup along the highway, it crashed into the ditch, where the driver was arrested.

Police say they recovered stolen items, along with property from other thefts in Merritt.