Yellowknife man faces charges following late night collision

A Yellowknife man is expected to appear in court following a collision in the Range Lake area.

Late Wednesday night, Yellowknife RCMP received multiple calls of a vehicle driving around erratically.

The Red Ford Explorer SUV would later collide with a parked van and fire hydrant on Dagenais Drive.

RCMP officers responded to the scene. A person identified as the driver of the SUV was located in a home nearby.

Police say there were no reported injuries.

Dean Ruben, 27, has been charged with Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and Fail to Comply with Court Conditions.

Ruben was released on a Justice of the Peace undertaking and will appear in court next Tuesday, on December 5th.


Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to contact Yellowknife RCMP at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, nwtnutips.com, (click on “submit a web tip”) or text: nwtnutips to 274637.

Cameron Wilkinson
Cameron Wilkinson
News Reporter

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