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There was a short and successful police chase Wednesday morning when a driver who had made an illegal left turn at Moore Ave. and Welland Ave. took off after having been stopped. Police say the man nearly struck the officer who was recording his plate number. The car sped south on Welland, west on Heath Street E and then right on Kingsmere Rd bringing it back to Moore Ave. In a wild left turn at Moore the car ran head-on into a pickup truck. Fortunately, the driver of the truck suffered only minor injuries but the driver took off toward Mt. Pleasant Rd. A 21-year-old man was later apprehended in the cemetery, police said. A woman in the car was also arrested. As South Bayviewites will know, the corner at Welland and Moore has restricted turns in the 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. periods. In the mornings, police will frequently wait on Welland to catch drivers turning left onto Welland. The bylaw, which is very old, is designed to keep traffic out of Moore Park during rush hour.
