An 18-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run and subsequent car theft in Montreal’s Mile-End neighbourhood early Sunday morning, has been released with a promise to appear in court at a future date.
The events began at 2:15 a.m., when a 28-year-old man was struck by a vehicle at the corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Bernard Street.
According to Montreal police spokesman, Jean-Pierre Brabant, the pedestrian was getting into a car on the passenger side when he was hit by an oncoming vehicle.
The driver involved in the collision then slammed into a lamppost.
Witnesses to the crash rushed to help the pedestrian; among them, was a taxi driver.
“He left his taxi running,” Brabant said, and that’s when the teen allegedly jumped behind the wheel of the cab, fleeing north on Saint-Laurent Boulevard.
When police arrived at the scene, they contacted the taxi company to help locate the stolen vehicle.
The cab was found a short time later, in Laval’s Sainte-Rose district.
“The guy was not in the car,” Brabant said. The suspect was discovered walking on the street a short distance from the stolen taxi.
The teen was arrested and underwent a breathalyzer test in a detention centre where he met with investigators late Sunday morning.
Brabant said he faces charges of driving under the influence, DUI having more than 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood, auto theft, hit-and-run and mischief under $5,000.
The pedestrian was taken to hospital where he is expected to make a full recovery.
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