Portage Avenue was closed for approximately 10 hours while police investigated the scene. (Amandeep Singh Warring) Article continues below advertisement ↴ A man is out of hospital and now in police custody after he allegedly caused a collision on Portage Avenue early Sunday morning. The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) says that at approximately 11:35 p.m. on Boxing Day, a General Patrol unit attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the downtown area on a Toyota Tacoma truck with no licence plates. The vehicle fled but was not pursued by officers. It was briefly spotted a short time later on Maryland Street and was then observed travelling westbound on Portage Avenue.