Achi news desk-
A Kitchener driver is facing a list of charges after police say he crashed a vehicle, took off and hit a police cruiser.
Waterloo Regional Police said it happened Sunday morning around 1:30 a.m
They said an officer saw the driver of a northbound Hyundai speeding along Regina Street northbound when he hit the Honda.
The officer said as they approached the Hyundai, the driver took off, fleeing in the direction of University Avenue East.
A short time later, police said the driver was spotted on Bridge Street West near Northfield Drive East in Waterloo, driving dangerously.
The officers tried to stop the driver, but according to them he took off and hit a police patrol.
The cruiser is not operable.
The vehicle was later found, unoccupied, near Martin Grove Road in Woolwhich.
The investigators began searching for the driver with the help of the dog team.
The driver was located shortly before 2:15 am
A 35-year-old Kitchener man was arrested and faces a long list of charges including operating while impaired, dangerous operation, assaulting a peace officer, operating a vehicle while prohibited, two counts of failure to stop after an accident and two counts of flight from police.
