Drunk driver arrested after allegedly fleeing roadblock: Port Moody police

An Audi SUV is towed away on Friday, Aug. 8, in this image handed out by the Port Moody Police Department.

Police in Port Moody say a woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly fled from a drunk driving roadblock on Friday.

In a news release, the Port Moody Police Department said officers at the checkpoint on Murray Street flagged an Audi SUV around 9:45 p.m. over “concerns the driver may be impaired by alcohol.”

The department says the woman drove away before ultimately being boxed in by police vehicles in the Suter Brook Village Area.

“Officers arrested the female driver who was later transported to the police cellblock,” police wrote in a Saturday news release, adding they’re recommending charges of impaired driving and flight from police.

In the release, Const. Sam Zacharias said the driver was one of three removed from Port Moody roads that night, all within the span of an about an hour.

“Impaired drivers pose significant risk to all road users and we urge those who intend on consuming alcohol or other impairing substances to plan a safe ride home,” he said.