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Moving van driver flees officers in Toronto’s east end, crashes into car: police

The rear of a Toronto police cruiser is seen in this file photo. Isaac Callan/Global News

An allegedly impaired driver of a moving van attempted to flee from officers in Toronto’s east end on Saturday night, police say.

In a tweet, Toronto police said they received reports of an impaired driver in a moving van at around 8 p.m. on Saturday evening in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard East and Leslie Street.

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Police said officers found the man in a parking lot, at which point he fled “at high speed, almost striking officers,” and crashed into another car.

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The driver was then arrested, with the parking lot on Lake Shore Boulevard East closed as a result.

“Officers gathering evidence,” police said.

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