Dawson Creek man arrested after fleeing from police

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – Dawson Creek RCMP have arrested a man after he allegedly rammed a police vehicle and tried to escape custody, while he caused damage throughout the city.

Police successfully apprehended Daniel Querin, age 50, after he allegedly fled from police, ramming a police vehicle and driving through a heavily crowded area to escape custody.

On September 20th, 2024, the Dawson Creek RCMP received an anonymous report that Querin was driving a truck pulling a trailer near 102nd Avenue and 11th Street.

Police located the truck; however, when police attempted to stop him, Querin drove the truck forward, ramming a police vehicle. Querin then fled onto Alaska Avenue.

Police received further reports that Querin had driven across the sidewalk and over medians through the Dawson Creek Art Gallery parking lot, narrowly missing several pedestrians.

Querin then proceeded against traffic through the 8th Street roundabout, leaving an extensive trail of damaged property before crashing into a nearby business yard.

Police located the truck a second time; however, he fled once again. Police reacquired Querin after his truck broke down and safely took him into custody.

Querin has been charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon, obstructing a police officer, driving while disqualified, two counts of flight from a police officer, failure to stop after an accident with a person, refusal to comply with a demand and breach of a release order. Police have requested that Querin remain in custody.

Querin has a history of very similar interactions with police in Dawson Creek. In August 2022, Daniel rammed a police vehicle using a stolen truck while attempting to escape apprehension. He was arrested and found to have multiple loaded firearms and in breach of several conditions. In a separate instance in August 2022, Querin was located driving a stolen truck and used it to ram police vehicles.

The Dawson Creek RCMP would like to thank the diligent members of the public who alerted police to his whereabouts and assisted in his apprehension.