Mansfield man facing multiple charges after hitting scooter with car

Mansfield man facing multiple charges after hitting scooter with car

A Mansfield man in his 60s is facing multiple charges after deliberately striking man on a mobility scooter with his vehicle yesterday afternoon.

At around 5 p.m. on Sunday, police were called to chemin du Grand Marais in Mansfield following a collision between a vehicle and a mobility scooter. According to police, the victim, also from Mansfield, was taken to hospital where his injuries were determined to be non-life threatening

The suspect was arrested and taken to the station, where it was determined that he was operating his vehicle over the legal limit for alcohol. He spent the night at the police station and is scheduled to appear in court via videoconference today (March 20), where he is facing a total of nine charges, including uttering threats, assault with a weapon, assault, dangerous driving, hit and run causing injury, and  driving while impaired.