It was quite a series of events in Brantford.
Brantford Police say on Saturday night, they were called by a resident concerned about the well-being of her friend who had consumed a large amount of cannabis edibles and was extremely intoxicated.
The person had apparently left the residence on foot and was disrupting traffic on Erie Ave.
While responding to the call, community patrol officers observed a vehicle travelling eastbound on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway in an extremely dangerous and erratic manner requiring multiple vehicles to serve in order to avoid a collision.
Police would later discover it was the same individual they were called out to check in on.
The suspect vehicle travelled over several residential lawns, crossed the median into oncoming traffic several times and travelled in a manner with complete disregard for public safety before entering a parking lot – at which time police blocked them in.
In an attempt to flee, the suspect vehicle intentionally collided with a cruiser, causing substantial damage to both vehicles.
The suspect driver resisted arrest but was taken into custody just after midnight.
While in the process of apprehending the suspect driver, community patrol officers learned that the vehicle involved had been hijacked from the area of Salisbury Ave.
The owner of the vehicle sustained significant injuries during the incident when he was assaulted, forcefully removed from the vehicle, and subsequently dragged by the fleeing suspect, now in possession of the stolen vehicle.
The victim of the vehicle hijacking was transported to the hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect received minor injuries during the pursuit and was transported to the hospital by Emergency Medical Services.
As a result of the investigation, 41-year-old Kristopher Charles Mitchell has been charged with the following:
· Theft of Motor Vehicle
· Assault Causing Bodily Harm
· Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm
· Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle
· Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm
· Impaired Driving by Drug
· Flight from Police (x2)
· Failure to Stop After Accident
· Robbery
· Resist Arrest
· Possession of Stolen Property
