Kingston Police, Kingston Hearth & Rescue, and Frontenac Paramedics on scene after a car struck three different automobiles on Division Road close to the intersection of Benson Road on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Submitted picture.
A day incident on the busy Division Road hall close to Freeway 401 noticed two individuals in a stolen car strike three different automobiles in an try and evade police final week.
The driving force of the stolen car took that evasion to the following stage after they fled from the car “into the swamp by the Wendy’s” on the northwest nook of the intersection of Division and Benson Streets, Kingston Police confirmed with Kingstonist on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, round 2:15 p.m. The suspects within the stolen car simply occurred to drive previous a Kingston Police officer, who was on responsibility and of their cruiser on the time, police mentioned.
“Before our officer could react or even attempt to pull the vehicle over, it fled,” Kingston Police Media Relations Officer, Constable Anthony Colangeli, informed Kingstonist.
The stolen car didn’t get very far, as the motive force tried to wedge the car between two vehicles. Each of the opposite vehicles have been broken because the stolen car sideswiped them, in accordance with police. The driving force of the stolen car then accelerated instantly into the again of one other car, Colangeli defined.
The incident drew consideration from these within the space for 2 causes: the motive force of the car fled the scene, main police to name within the Canine Unit to trace down that suspect; on the similar time, the Kingston Police Visitors Unit attended the scene to help with measurements and to take aerial pictures with a drone. Emergency responders have been on scene for over two hours, in accordance with witnesses.
A Kingston Police cruiser alongside the stolen car after the motive force fled.
Damages to the stolen car sustained as the motive force tried to flee police.Submitted photographs.
From Sunday, Jan. 5 to Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024, Kingstonist inquired with Kingston Police about this incident. With info collected from these concerned within the investigation, Constable Colangeli was capable of affirm with Kingstonist as we speak (January 8) that the Canine Unit was known as in. Canine Dak was chargeable for monitoring down the suspect who’d fled into the swampy space, Conlangeli mentioned.
Colangeli additionally clarified that, whereas a Kingston Police cruiser could have been near the scene of the collisions that occurred, the cruiser was not truly concerned in these collisions.
Police additionally arrested the passenger within the stolen car, who didn’t flee the scene and was arrested whereas nonetheless within the car.
On account of the incident, the motive force and the passenger – each of whom are from Kingston – at the moment are going through a number of charges.
Based on police, the 22-year-old driver of the car was charged with:
Harmful operation of a motor vehicleOperation of a motorcar whereas prohibitedEscaping lawful custodyObstructing policePossession of property obtained by crimePossession of weapons harmful to public peaceTwo counts of failure to adjust to a launch orderFour counts of breach of probation
Police additional mentioned the 18-year-old passenger was charged with:
Possession of property obtained by crimePossession of weapons harmful to public peaceFailure to adjust to a launch order
