Man, 49, charged after allegedly stealing Uber driver’s car, hitting vehicles near Union Station

Police have charged a person after he allegedly stole an Uber driver’s automobile whereas underneath the affect, and crashed into quite a few different different automobiles exterior Union Station on Friday night time. Round 8:22 p.m., a 49-year-old Toronto man allegedly jumped right into a 46-year-old Uber driver’s car when the motive force left the automobile unattended within the space of Union Station. After hitting a number of vehicles, police allege the suspect left the automobile, fleeing on foot whereas being pursued by GO Transit officers. (Rob Krbavac/CBC Information) In a launch, police say the suspect “struck quite a few automobiles being pushed within the space” earlier than getting out of the automobile and fleeing on foot, pursued by GO Transit officers. He was arrested shortly after. Some folks within the broken automobiles have been damage, however because the accidents have been all minor nobody was taken to the hospital, police say. No pedestrians have been struck. The suspect is dealing with quite a few expenses, together with theft underneath $5,000, driving whereas impaired and underneath suspension, and 4 counts of failing to cease on the scene of an accident. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/man-49-charged-after-allegedly-stealing-uber-driver-s-car-hitting-vehicles-near-union-station-1.4650703?cmp=rss