RICHMOND – RCMP has released the name of a 49-year-old Kensington man who died in a motor vehicle crash in Richmond Wednesday evening.
Ronald Elmer McCarville was killed when the Dodge Ram he was driving left the road and struck a tree on the front lawn of a residence.
An autopsy is being conducted Thursday morning in Charlottetown. Police say further details will be released when the autopsy results are known.
The accident occured about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday just west of the intersection of Route 2 and the MacIsaac Road, some 25 kilometers west of Summerside.
RCMP spokesman Sgt. Andrew Blackadar said Wednesday that police began to follow a Dodge pickup truck as it drove erratically, but not fast, through Miscouche. The vehicle would not stop and began to speed up, so police stopped the direct pursuit and arranged to intercept the vehicle further along Route 2.
About 10 kilometers past Miscouche another police cruiser tried to engage the truck but again it would not stop and again began to speed up.
"They were coming into Richmond, into a 60 kilometre (per hour) zone," said Blackadar. "The police officer knew that and again abandoned the pursuit. A short distance up the road they found the vehicle had struck a tree."
Emergency crews had to clear several limbs from surrounding trees in order to free the vehicle.
In a statement issued late Wednesday, police said the driver of the vehicle was not wearing a seatbelt. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say alcohol is not believed to be a factor in this crash.
Accident re-constructionists are assisting members of Prince District RCMP in their investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
RCMP was assisted at the scene by Island EMS, Wellington Fire Department and the Department of Transportation.
Route 2 was closed for approximately four hours while investigators examined the scene.
hey there nursy i do have diabetis and i have never went on a police chase an never heard of anyone else ever doing it.Further more nursy he wouldnt have made it as far as he did if it were a dibetic attack thank you he would have been in a ditch some where long b4 that.Yes i feel bad for the family but you may b a nurse but your not god .I have had highs an lows the sugar plum but never went for miles driving so get off your cloud.AND GET MORE TRAINING HMMM.Also i never said he was drinking stoned or anything else i was stating a point that y run from the cops.BECAUSE NOT ONLY HIM BUT OTHER BRAINLESS PEOPLE IF THEY WOULD THINK FIRST THEY SHOULD JUST STOP TAKE THE DAMN FINE OR JAIL TIME OR WHAT HAVE YOU THEN THEY WOULD B ALIVE OR SOMEONE ELSE ....SO B4 YOU YAP THERE CHILL PILL READ WHAT I WROTE OK....PLUS Y I GET ANGRY ON STUFF LIKE THIS ABOUT THE RCMP IS THEY R ALWAYS PUT IN THE FAULT BUT O IF THEY OR U NEEDED THEM CAUSE YOUR FAMILY MEMBER WAS KILLED OR YOU HAD YOUR HOME BROKEN INTO THEY ARE GREAT O WELL EACH THERE OWN I HAVE MY OPINION YOU HAVE YOUR BLAW BLAW BLAW