A 28-year old man is expected to recover from what police describe as "very serious" injuries he sustained in a crash after trying to evade Longueuil Police in a high speed chase early Friday morning.
The Bureau of Independent Investigations says in a statement that officers had tried to pull a motorist over at around 3 a.m. but the driver sped off.
A few moments later the car collided with another vehicle and the suspect 's car struck a lamppost and knocked it over.
The incident happened on Taschereau Boulevard near Angèle.
Taschereau was closed for several hours for investigators to gather evidence.