Alberta man charged in head on crash with police cruiser south of Edmonton

Tchir is in custody and is set to appear in court in Leduc on Nov. 30. (Photo by Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

DEVON, Alta. — A 53-year-old man has been charged in a head-on collision with an RCMP cruiser south of Edmonton.

RCMP say an officer tried to pull over a vehicle being driven erratically early Thursday morning, and when it didn’t stop, the officer alerted another Mountie about it but didn’t pursue it.

A short time later, the first officer came across a head-on collision between the vehicle and an RCMP cruiser — an officer was outside and unconscious.

The officer gave first-aid to his colleague, who was taken to an Edmonton hospital where police say he is recovering from serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

Brent Allen Tchir of Leduc County is facing several charges including impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and driving while unauthorized.

Tchir is in custody and is set to appear in court in Leduc on Nov. 30.