WINNIPEG -- Winnipeg Police Service said a car crash on Portage Avenue early Sunday morning was part of a high-speed chase. According to police, around 11:35 p.m. on Boxing Day, an officer tried to stop a truck without license plates downtown. The Toyota Tacoma drove off, but the officer did not follow it. Police said the truck was spotted a short while later on Maryland Street and was then seen travelling westbound on Portage Avenue. A patrol unit started following the truck from a distance and a police helicopter was called. Air1 followed the truck for 45 minutes as it drove out to Headingley, Man., via Roblin Boulevard. The vehicle then returned to the city.