A fight inside a convenience store on Arthur Street led to Thunder Bay Police Service Offices being dispatched early Friday morning.
Officers arrived to find several men connected to the fight leaving the store, one of them entering a vehicle. Police tried to stop him, but the driver put his car in reverse and hit a police cruiser. He did so a second time, officers saying it appeared to be intentional.
The man then hopped onto the sidewalk with his car and began accelerating, with police pulling beside the man forcing him to stop resulting in a third collision. Police were then able to remove the driver from the vehicle, when they determined he seemed to be impaired.
The man was arrested and taken to police headquarters, and it was confirmed he was drunk.
A 20-year-old Thunder Bay man is charged with:• Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol and/ or Drugs• Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Impaired Blood Alcohol Concentration• Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle.The Thunder Bay Police Service previously charged the accused with impaired driving related offences in August of 2020.The accused has since been released from custody with conditions and a future appearance date.
