Senior and two officers in hospital after driver tears through Vancouver’s West End
The senior remains in critical condition, and two Vancouver police officers were hospitalized as investigators said the motive is still unclear.
- On Friday morning, a driver allegedly rammed a senior on a motorized scooter and a responding police cruiser in Vancouver's West End, leaving the senior in critical condition.
- The Vancouver Police Department reported the incident began around 5:30 a.m. near Comox and Broughton streets, where the driver allegedly struck fences and plants while driving erratically through the Nelson Park area.
- After ramming a VPD vehicle, the suspect's car flipped and was destroyed, with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services freeing the trapped driver from the wreckage.
- Two VPD officers were also hospitalized following the collision, while witnesses nearby "had to scramble to get out of the way of the suspect's vehicle."
- The Major Crimes Unit is investigating the incident as the VPD stated "Mental health and drug use issues are possible factors" while Comox Street remains closed between Bute and Thurlow streets.
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A senior is in hospital in critical condition and a man was arrested after a vehicle-ramming incident in Vancouver’s West End Friday morning (May 15). The incident was reported to police around 5:30 a.m. when a vehicle was allegedly driving erratically in the area of Comox and Broughton streets, hitting numerous objects, including the Nelson Park dog area. Vancouver police said that several people had to scramble to get out of the way of the sus…
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