Teen pleads guilty to dangerous driving and other charges after fiery crash on Idylwyld Drive

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Saskatoon officers responded after receiving a report from Corman Park Police, which indicated a Dodge Durango SUV was being driven erratically, and was heading into the city on Highway 11.

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Corman Park police said the had driver fled after an officer attempted to perform a traffic stop.

“The (Corman Park Police Service) officer disengaged, and the vehicle continued southbound before crossing the median into oncoming northbound traffic. The suspect vehicle struck a northbound vehicle, which subsequently caught fire,” police said in a statement.

The Corman Park officer was also taken to Royal University Hospital “as a precaution” after the crash.

An 82-year-old man was left in critical condition after the crash.

Kiefer Ballantyne, 24, was also charged with breaching court-imposed conditions in connection with the incident.

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team, an independent agency that investigates incidents involving serious injury or death connected to police actions or occurring while someone is in police custody, is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The vehicle had been stolen from a woman in Prince Albert, who received it as a 32nd anniversary gift from her husband. She had owned it for one month.

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