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By Nigel Maxwell

High speed pursuit

‘I know what I’ve done wasn’t right’: pregnant passenger in stolen car averts jail time

Oct 8, 2020 | 11:36 AM

The female passenger in a stolen car that exceeded speeds of 130km/h as it raced from police across the city will not serve any time in jail.

Instead, Bridget Naytowhow received a 21-month conditional sentence order (CSO) after entering guilty pleas to a number of charges including theft of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and providing false information to police.

The incident happened on Sept. 12, 2019. The driver of the stolen car, Tyler Bear, led police on a chase throughout the city, hitting speeds of 130 km/h — nearly tripling local speed zones.

Bear also swerved in and out of oncoming traffic, and failed to obey a number of stops signs. The pursuit, which lasted roughly six minutes, ended when the suspect vehicle struck a meridian at 15th St. E and Tenth Ave. E. The force of the impact was sufficient enough to disable the car, which then came to rest at the Sask. Polytech parking lot. Crown prosecutor Robyn Ermine said Naytowhow was pulled from the vehicle without incident.

“As she was down on her stomach for officer safety to be handcuffed, [police] observed a four stock barrel of a firearm under Miss Naytowhow,” she said.

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Inside the black Chevrolet Cruze, police also found small quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine, as well as multiple other weapons including a rifle, an axe, bear spray, and a stabproof vest.

A photo of the weapons seized by police on Sept. 12, 2019. (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

Bear received a five and a half year prison sentence for his part. Wednesday’s sentencing decision from the judge comes a little more than a week after Naytowhow entered guilty pleas. The Crown was seeking a jail term of 18 months.

During the hearing on Sept. 30, Natytowhow sat crying as the facts of the case were read aloud. Her lawyer Angus Maclean noted Naytowhow has changed her life around since the day of the incident in 2019, removing herself from the people she used to associate with, attending school, and focusing foremost on being a mother. Maclean also said Naytowhow was no longer a danger to the public.

“No further substantive offences have occurred,” he said, adding it would be a “terrible turn of events” to set it all back and have her committed into custody.

When given the opportunity to speak, Naytowhow apologized

“I know what I’ve done wasn’t right,” she said.

Among the conditions she must abide by are keeping the peace, reporting to a probation officer, and abstaining from drugs or alcohol.

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