Erratic driving leads to 8 charges for 18-year-old Surrey male who had a loaded handgun in his Porsche

SURREY – An 18-year-old male from Surrey is facing eight criminal charges after he was observed driving erratically in the middle of the night in central Surrey this past weekend and later found to have a loaded handgun in his Porsche.

Surrey Police Service Sgt. Ali Gailus says an SPS frontline officer observed a white Porsche driving erratically at approximately 1:37 a.m. early Sunday morning, Nov. 8. Police say the driver accelerated, drove through a red light and evaded police.

With help from SPS Project Assurance members, the vehicle was stopped and the 18-year-old driver was identified and arrested. A search of the vehicle subsequent to arrest located a loaded firearm in the vehicle.

Charges have now been approved against Paramveer Singh Deol, an 18-year-old from Surrey. 

The eight charges approved by the BC Prosecution Service are:

• Failing to stop for police
• Operating a vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public
• Occupying a vehicle with firearm inside
• Possession of a loaded firearm without a licence
• Possession of a prohibited, restricted or non-restricted firearm without a registration certificate
• Careless transport of a firearm, 9mm pistol
• Failure to comply with release order by possessing a firearm
• Failure to comply with release order by occupying the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle 

Deol is currently in custody awaiting a bail hearing.

Anyone with information about this incident or suspect involved is asked to contact SPS’ non-emergency line at 604-599-0502 and quote file number 26-121265 (SP).