Prince George, B.C. – A member of the Prince George RCMP  is facing  two charges under the Motor Vehicle Act in relation to a crash that occurred  nearly a year ago.

On July 20th of last year,  a police cruiser left Ospika Boulevard and crashed into a pole, coming to rest on the median.

(photo at right  of crash scene – photo  250News  archive)

At the time,  RCMP said the officer was  responding to a high priority weapons call – which turned out to be unfounded – in the area of 1st Avenue and Ospika.

The officer was northbound on Ospika when his police car left the road and crashed into a power pole.

Court records now show,  Constable Aaron Bartsch has been  charged with  driving a vehicle without  due care and attention, and excessive speeding relative to conditions.