Vancouver driver arrested after crashing into vehicles, narrowly missing pedestrians | Unpublished
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Publication Date: June 2, 2024 - 18:16

Vancouver driver arrested after crashing into vehicles, narrowly missing pedestrians

June 2, 2024
Vancouver police say they are recommending multiple dangerous driving and impaired driving charges for a man who crashed his car into several other vehicles and nearly hit pedestrians downtown last week.They say the driver of a white Mercedes allegedly “smashed into and side-swiped” a grey Mazda CX5 on Alberni Street around 10 p.m. on Friday.They allege he then accelerated through the Bute Street intersection, jumping a curb and nearly hitting pedestrians before crashing into a bike rack and street sign and splitting a tree in half.


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